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Locality Name:
Phu Lon Prospect (Phu Lon Deposit), Nong Khai Province, Thailand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201.6

mindat Locality ID: 208268
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208268.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Phu Lon Prospect (Phu Lon Deposit), Nong Khai Province, Thailand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°7'0"N
Longitude: 102°4'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.116666666667,102.08305555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote
Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Sphalerite	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote
Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Sphalerite Spinel

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	251	201.6	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	251	201.6	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	251	201.6	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	251	201.6	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	251	201.6	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	251	201.6	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	251	201.6	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	251	201.6	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	251	201.6	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	251	201.6	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	251	201.6	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	251	201.6	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	251	201.6	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	251	201.6	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	251	201.6	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	251	201.6	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	251	201.6	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	251	201.6	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	251	201.6	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	251	201.6	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	251	201.6	21482
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	251	201.6	2562

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00580	251	201.6	Triassic?									Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Goethite, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	208268	Phu Lon Prospect (Phu Lon Deposit), Nong Khai Province, Thailand	Phu Lon	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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