Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Papua New Guinea

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1901
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.1

mindat Locality ID: 2438
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2438.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Papua New Guinea": 179
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 131

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Autonomous Region Of Bougainville
Bismarck Sea
Central Province
Chimbu Province (Simbu Province)
East New Britain Province
East Sepik Province
Eastern Highlands Province
Enga Province
Gulf Province
Madang Province
Manus Province
Milne Bay Province
Morobe Province
National Capital District
New Ireland Province
Northern Province (Oro Province)
Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province)
Southern Highlands Province
West New Britain Province
Western Highlands Province
Western Province (Fly Province)

Latitude: 5°45'21"S
Longitude: 147°55'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -5.7558333333333,147.91833333333

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bowieite	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Iron
Kaolinite	Ktenasite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Metavoltine
Mica	Modderite	Molybdenite	Nadorite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Tridymite	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite
Atacamite Baryte Bismutite Bowieite Brookite Brucite Calcite Cerite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite
Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Iron
Kaolinite Ktenasite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Metavoltine
Mica Modderite Molybdenite Nadorite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pentlandite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Tridymite Turquoise Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

174 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alacránite ()*	Albite ()*
Alloclasite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bonazziite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*	Enargite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Geerite ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Goldfieldite ()*	Gordaite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hedyphane ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iridarsenite ()*
Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jôkokuite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kashinite ()*	Kostovite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Laurite ()*	Luzonite ()*
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Metavoltine ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nadorite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Osmium ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Platinum ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Roscoelite ()*	Roxbyite ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Ruthenarsenite ()*	Rutheniridosmine ()*	Rutile ()*
Saponite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibiconite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tsumoite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Yarrowite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	6	5.6	1	95711	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	25	1.1	10	95629,95685,95689,95696,95758,95787,95794,95797,95802,95804	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	95706	315
Alacránite ()*	Not in a structural group	As₈S₉	0.35	0.1	1	95769	18
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			7	95637,95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95796	8803
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS			1	95653	56
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	6	5.6	3	95702,95706,95712	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	17	0.1	8	95719,95720,95758,95761,95767,95769,95787,95788	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	6	5.6	1	95711	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	0.35	0.1	3	95659,95767,95769	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	14	12	1	95787	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	6	5.6	1	95712	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	0.35	0.1	4	95633,95640,95702,95769	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	17	0.1	18	95629,95631,95636,95637,95638,95640,95641,95664,95689,95712,95716,95738,95741,95746,95767,95787,95788,95803	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄			1	95653	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6	5.6	2	95702,95712	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	95796	1036
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃			1	95702	53
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	17	0.1	11	95653,95664,95669,95706,95712,95727,95738,95746,95757,95767,95788	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	0.35	0.1	3	95631,95636,95769	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	95765,95796	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	17	1.1	6	95653,95690,95760,95787,95788,95802	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	17	0.1	14	95631,95632,95633,95636,95637,95638,95640,95641,95664,95712,95746,95769,95787,95788	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O			1	95636	178
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	17	13	3	95702,95706,95788	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	95706	716
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	0.35	0.1	1	95769	195
Bonazziite ()*	None	As₄S₄	0.35	0.1	1	95769	5
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	25	0.1	21	95629,95631,95636,95664,95684,95696,95702,95706,95712,95716,95719,95720,95758,95760,95769,95787,95788,95794,95802,95803,95804	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	6	5.6	1	95712	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			6	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95681	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	17	13	2	95706,95788	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	25	0.1	22	95645,95647,95649,95651,95652,95655,95664,95677,95678,95684,95696,95702,95706,95711,95712,95741,95756,95761,95767,95788,95794,95804	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	24	24	1	95794	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0.35	0.1	1	95769	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1901	1.1	14	95629,95653,95706,95716,95756,95758,95760,95787,95788,95793,95794,95795,95802,95803	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1901	0.1	47	95629,95631,95633,95636,95637,95638,95640,95641,95647,95649,95653,95664,95669,95674,95677,95681,95683,95684,95685,95689,95696,95702,95706,95712,95716,95719,95720,95738,95741,95746,95756,95758,95760,95761,95767,95769,95770,95772,95787,95788,95789,95793,95794,95795,95802,95803,95804	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	95685,95708,95765	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1.2	1.1	1	95802	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	95725	2600
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	0.35	0.1	1	95770	43
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			2	95681,95685	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	95653	966
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	6	5.6	1	95712	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	24	13	3	95653,95788,95794	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	0.35	0.1	1	95769	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1901	0.1	18	95629,95631,95635,95636,95664,95683,95706,95758,95760,95769,95787,95788,95793,95794,95795,95802,95803,95804	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			5	95635,95636,95640,95761,95796	453
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	0.35	0.1	3	95649,95702,95770	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	95685	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	24	1.1	7	95653,95738,95760,95788,95794,95802,95803	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	17	9	8	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95758,95787,95788	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	17	1.1	4	95758,95787,95788,95802	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	17	0.1	4	95653,95758,95769,95788	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	14	1.1	11	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95708,95711,95787,95796,95797,95802	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	17	13	2	95653,95788	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	5.6	2	95702,95712	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅			2	95631,95636	34
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	17	9	5	95702,95706,95758,95787,95788	910
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			2	95730,95796	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	25	1.1	23	95629,95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95689,95696,95706,95712,95716,95719,95741,95746,95758,95760,95787,95788,95794,95797,95802,95803,95804	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	17	13	1	95788	163
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	95706	551
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			2	95631,95636	86
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	6	5.6	1	95712	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	25	0.1	32	95629,95631,95632,95636,95637,95640,95641,95647,95649,95664,95689,95696,95702,95706,95711,95712,95713,95716,95724,95738,95739,95741,95746,95756,95760,95761,95767,95769,95788,95794,95802,95804	24243
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅			1	95653	38
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			1	95653	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	24	1.1	10	95631,95636,95649,95689,95726,95758,95787,95788,95794,95802	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	143.8	0.1	45	95629,95631,95636,95647,95653,95664,95684,95689,95692,95702,95706,95711,95712,95716,95719,95724,95726,95730,95734,95735,95736,95737,95739,95740,95741,95742,95744,95746,95748,95752,95753,95754,95755,95756,95757,95758,95759,95761,95767,95769,95787,95788,95793,95794,95802	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	17	13	2	95706,95788	72
Gordaite ()*	Ktenasite	NaZn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O			1	95640	17
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	95640	188
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	95765	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			5	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	25	3.4	10	95629,95631,95636,95640,95664,95696,95712,95787,95788,95803	6890
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl	0.35	0.1	1	95769	48
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	24	0.1	27	95629,95631,95636,95647,95649,95653,95669,95675,95677,95684,95689,95702,95706,95711,95712,95716,95725,95741,95758,95761,95769,95787,95788,95789,95794,95802,95803	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	6	5.6	3	95706,95712,95746	804
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉			1	95702	66
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	0.35	0.1	1	95770	367
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄			2	95702,95706	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	95659,95765,95789,95796	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	95784	154
Iridarsenite ()*	None	IrAs₂			1	95784	13
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	95765	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	24	9	4	95758,95761,95788,95794	2228
Jôkokuite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mn²⁺(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	95640	7
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	0.35	0.1	1	95769	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	25	0.1	17	95629,95636,95689,95690,95696,95712,95716,95719,95720,95725,95758,95761,95769,95787,95788,95794,95802	5591
Kashinite ()*	Bowieite	Ir₂S₃			1	95782	29
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄			1	95706	21
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	6	5.6	1	95712	111
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	95784	226
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	17	9	2	95758,95788	198
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0.35	0.1	1	95770	80
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	95685	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	95726	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	25	0.1	32	95629,95645,95651,95652,95655,95657,95659,95664,95678,95684,95685,95689,95690,95696,95711,95712,95716,95719,95720,95755,95758,95760,95767,95770,95787,95788,95789,95794,95796,95802,95803,95804	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	17	1.1	11	95653,95657,95677,95684,95690,95738,95760,95787,95788,95802,95803	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	95640,95756	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	17	0.1	20	95631,95635,95636,95640,95647,95649,95653,95664,95669,95677,95681,95712,95746,95760,95761,95767,95769,95787,95788,95802	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈			1	95706	92
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1.2	1.1	1	95802	155
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	95765	230
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	95640	78
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	6	5.6	1	95712	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1901	0.1	12	95629,95689,95696,95716,95719,95758,95760,95767,95787,95794,95795,95802	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	24	0.1	4	95716,95769,95788,95794	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1901	0.1	29	95629,95636,95637,95685,95689,95690,95696,95702,95706,95712,95716,95719,95720,95741,95746,95757,95758,95760,95761,95767,95787,95788,95793,95794,95795,95797,95802,95803,95804	17380
Nadorite ()*	Nadorite	PbSb³⁺O₂Cl	0.35	0.1	1	95769	18
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0.35	0.1	2	95635,95769	128
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	3.9	3.4	1	95803	186
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	95636	471
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	95730	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0.35	0.1	7	95631,95632,95636,95725,95727,95761,95767	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	0.35	0.1	1	95769	511
Osmium ()*	None	Os			3	95691,95708,95782	169
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	95685	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	6	5.6	3	95706,95712,95746	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0.35	0.1	1	95770	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			2	95765,95796	303
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			4	95708,95730,95737,95782	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	5.6	2	95711,95712	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	6	5.6	2	95711,95712	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	6	5.6	2	95711,95712	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1901	0.1	58	95629,95631,95632,95633,95635,95636,95637,95638,95640,95645,95647,95649,95651,95652,95653,95655,95664,95669,95674,95677,95678,95681,95683,95685,95689,95696,95702,95706,95711,95712,95713,95716,95719,95720,95724,95727,95738,95739,95741,95746,95756,95757,95758,95760,95761,95767,95769,95772,95787,95788,95789,95793,95794,95795,95797,95802,95803,95804	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	95654,95687,95756	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	17	9	5	95635,95636,95758,95787,95788	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	14	0.1	12	95669,95685,95702,95706,95712,95757,95760,95767,95787,95789,95802,95804	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	0.1	38	95629,95635,95636,95637,95645,95649,95651,95652,95655,95657,95664,95669,95674,95678,95681,95683,95684,95690,95702,95706,95711,95712,95713,95724,95726,95727,95735,95741,95746,95748,95756,95761,95767,95769,95788,95796,95797,95802	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	0.35	0.1	1	95769	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	95756,95761	1711
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	5.6	3	95711,95712,95713	253
Roxbyite ()*	None	Cu₉S₅			1	95653	27
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	0.35	0.1	1	95769	293
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			1	95706	64
Ruthenarsenite ()*	Modderite	(Ru,Ni)As			1	95784	9
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)			1	95784	47
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	25	0.1	13	95629,95659,95669,95689,95696,95706,95712,95746,95769,95787,95788,95789,95802	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	95685	301
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	95765	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	17	13	1	95788	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	14	12	2	95706,95787	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	95734,95756	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	25	0.1	35	95629,95631,95632,95633,95636,95637,95638,95640,95641,95647,95649,95653,95664,95669,95674,95681,95689,95696,95702,95706,95711,95712,95713,95716,95738,95739,95741,95746,95756,95760,95761,95767,95769,95794,95802	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	95789	1934
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈			1	95653	73
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	24	3.4	2	95629,95794	668
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	0.35	0.1	1	95769	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0.35	0.1	1	95769	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	17	3.4	9	95635,95636,95640,95720,95728,95749,95787,95788,95803	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	95706	337
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	95765	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	95664	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	17	13	2	95706,95788	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	95706	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	17	0.1	8	95631,95636,95702,95706,95758,95767,95769,95788	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1.2	1.1	2	95653,95802	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			2	95702,95706	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	17	0.1	11	95664,95702,95711,95712,95746,95756,95758,95761,95767,95769,95788	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	25	1.1	3	95696,95711,95802	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	95636	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	95659	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			6	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678,95685	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			2	95765,95796	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	95765	1044
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe			1	95664	100
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1.2	1.1	1	95802	484
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			5	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			5	95645,95651,95652,95655,95678	1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			3	95631,95640,95641	372
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈			1	95653	70
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1.2	1.1	2	95659,95802	5251

20 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
AJES44_373-00006	3.4	3.4	3.4		Au	8831	Panguna Mine (Bougainville Mine), Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Panguna	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00031	3.4	3.4	3.4	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Stannite	Cu	8831	Panguna Mine (Bougainville Mine), Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Panguna	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00418	4.46	4.38	4.42±0.04	Actinolite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	206309	Mount Bini Cu-Au Deposit, Ofi Creek, Central Province, Papua New Guinea	Mount Bini	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00251	25	25	25	Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	203740	Esis Prospect, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Esis	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00023	6	5.6	6.0-5.6		Au	18822	Porgera Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea	Porgera	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00616	8	6	8–6	Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	208475	Yanderra Deposit (Yandera Prospect), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea	Yandera	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00413	15	15	15	Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206303	Arie Cu Deposit, Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea	Arie	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00414	15	12	15–12	Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite	Cu	206304	Mount Kren Cu Deposit, Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea	Mount Kren	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00615	9	9	9	Actinolite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	208474	Wafi River Cu-Au Deposit, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	Wafi River	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00022	0.35	0.1	0.35-0.1		Au	27932	Ladolam Au Deposit (Lihir Mine), Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea	Ladolam	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00617	33.9	5.3	Oligocene–Miocene		Cu	208476	Legusulum Cu Deposit, New Ireland Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea	Legusulum	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00620	14	12	14–12	Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Diopside, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siderite, Electrum	Cu	226944	Frieda Deposit (Frieda River Deposit), Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Frieda River	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00621	17	13	17–13		Cu	208480	Nena Cu-Au Deposit, Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Nena	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00619	143.8	139.8	141.8±2	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Pyrite	Cu	208478	Mt Nakru, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Mt. Nakru	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00250	24	24	24	Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite	Cu	203737	Plesyumi Prospect, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Plesyumi	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00618	1901	1871	1886±15	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	208477	Simuku Prospect, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Simuku	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00007	1.2	1.2	1.2		Au	17175	Ok Tedi Mine, Mount Fubilan, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Ok Tedi	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00053	1.2	1.1	1.2–1.1	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	17175	Ok Tedi Mine, Mount Fubilan, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Ok Tedi	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00416	3.9	3.4	3.9–3.4	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	206307	Mount Futik Cu Deposit (Mount Olgal), Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Star Mt. Futik	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00415	5.3	2.6	Pliocene	Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	206306	Nong River Cu Deposit, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Star Mt. Nong River	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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