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Locality Name:
Ertsberg Complex, Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 27263
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27263.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ertsberg Complex, Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dom Skarn
DOZ Mine
Ertsberg East Complex (GBT)
Ertsberg Pit
Ioz Mine
Solo Skarn

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Te 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensite
CorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumMicaNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTalc
Vesuvianite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Amesite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clintonite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dozyite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3.331672122793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23.3303419
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)43.3316721274
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33.331672121534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)3.33267212,672151588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)3.331672121036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43.33167212708
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43.331672125516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)23.33167212462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3.33467210,67212,67213,6721527770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3.33267210,672125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23.33267210,6721227198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43.33167212951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83.331672121756
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)23.33267213,6721586
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3.33267210,672124165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3.33267210,672121027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63.33267210,672124135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23.33267212,672159895
Dozyite  (*)Corrensite ClayMg7Al2(Si4Al2)O15(OH)123.331672123
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3.331672128173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3.33267212,672151188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3.3316721224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu3.33267210,6721230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3.331672126890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33.3316721014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te3.33167210804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS43.33167212142
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43.33267212,67215359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43.33267210,6721214899
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)3.33467210,67212,67213,67215153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23.3316721017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23.33267210,672122273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23.33267212,6721439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23.33267210,6721261156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23.33267210,672123337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23.3302562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103.33467210,67212,67213,672151395


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
AJES44_373-000083.333.3-3.0     Yes Au27261Grasberg Mine, Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), IndonesiaGrasbergSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 

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