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Locality Name:
Nong Khai Province, Thailand

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

mindat Locality ID: 220416
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-220416.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nong Khai Province, Thailand": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Phu Lon Prospect (Phu Lon Deposit)

Latitude: 18°7'0"N
Longitude: 102°4'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.116666666667,102.08277777778
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidote
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneSphaleriteSpinel

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)2251201.611159353419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3251201.611159351534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)251201.611159351588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4251201.611159355516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)251201.6111593527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2251201.6111593527198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS251201.611159354165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6251201.611159354135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)251201.611159358173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)251201.611159357437
Gold  (*)CopperAu251201.6111593530554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O251201.611159356890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3251201.6111593514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4251201.611159355591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4251201.6111593514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2251201.6111593512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2251201.611159355674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2251201.611159355800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2251201.6111593517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2251201.6111593539462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS251201.6111593521482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2251201.611159352562


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-00580251201.6Triassic?      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Goethite, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu208268Phu Lon Prospect (Phu Lon Deposit), Nong Khai Province, ThailandPhu LonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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