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Locality Name:
Quirino Province, Cagayan Valley Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23.2

mindat Locality ID: 260375
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260375.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quirino Province, Cagayan Valley Region, Luzon, Philippines": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dinkidi Mine

Latitude: 16°19'13"N
Longitude: 121°17'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.320277777778,121.29138888889
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSpinelTitanite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)223.223.21965363419
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS423.223.21965365516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS223.223.219653627198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O623.223.21965364135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23.223.21965368173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS23.223.219653624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu23.223.219653630554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)423.223.21965365591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O423.223.219653614899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223.223.21965365800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)223.223.219653617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS223.223.219653639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO223.223.219653661156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O23.223.21965364899


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-0056523.223.223.2      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, ElectrumCu207181Dinkidi Mine, Quirino Province, Cagayan Valley Region, Luzon, PhilippinesDinkidiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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