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Locality Name:
Matanlang Cu-Au Deposit, Paracale District, Camarines Norte Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 16

mindat Locality ID: 207166
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207166.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Matanlang Cu-Au Deposit, Paracale District, Camarines Norte Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 14°14'0"N
Longitude: 122°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.233333333333,122.73333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si U W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteKaoliniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyrophylliteScheeliteSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Epidote  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2231603419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)623160966
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22316027198
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)23160481
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)231608173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32316014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4231605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42316014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2231605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22316017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22316039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)223160771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8231609056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)231604894
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2231602718


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-005552316Early Miocene      Actinolite, Alunite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, ScheeliteCu207166Matanlang Cu-Au Deposit, Paracale District, Camarines Norte Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, PhilippinesMatanlangSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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