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Locality Name:
Bukit Selinsing Koyan, Pahang, Malaysia


mindat Locality ID: 256942
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256942.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bukit Selinsing Koyan, Pahang, Malaysia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Buffalo Reef
Selinsing Gold Mine

Latitude: 4°15'0"N
Longitude: 101°47'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 4.25,101.78555555556
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 As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCopperKaoliniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSepioliteSphaleriteStibniteStilpnomelane

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Aerinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O18001622
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1800169052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2280015,8001627198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21800169895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu280015,8001630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1800162812
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41800165591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2280015,8001639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001661156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O180016241
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3280015,800163418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O180016456


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