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Locality Name:
Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.01

mindat Locality ID: 29101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29101.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bato Tabio
Guinaoang
Lepanto Mine
Suyoc Property
Victoria Mine

Latitude: 16°49'14"N
Longitude: 120°47'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.820555555556,120.79555555556

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu S Sb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleBaryteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
DigeniteEnargiteEpidoteGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoidite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anilite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Colusite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Famatinite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zunyite  (*)
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)23.53.51965863419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61.851.01396585,96586,96589966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)201.1396585,96586,965911588
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S43.53.519658688
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201.01396585,96586,9658911547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31.851.011965891935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43.51.1296585,965865516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3.51.1296585,965865707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23.51.01496585,96586,96589,9659127198
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S161.851.01196589110
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3.51.01396585,96586,965894165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)3.51.1296585,96586481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201.01196586651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1.851.011965891027
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS43.51.01396585,96586,96589910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3.53.51965868173
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4201.10163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201.01396585,96589,9659124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu3.51.01596585,96586,96589,96590,9659130554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S133.53.519658872
Graphite  (*)NoneC3.53.51965862812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O201.1396585,96586,965916890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3201.01296585,9658614640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS43.53.5196586142
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63.53.51965862228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201.01296585,965865591
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41.851.01296585,96589198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43.51.1296585,9658614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21.851.01296585,965895674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23.51.1296585,965865800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3.51.1296585,965861508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201.01396585,96586,9658917380
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31.851.01196589733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23.51.01396585,96586,9658939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)23.51.1296585,96586771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21.851.0119658961156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1.851.011965895186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3.51.01496585,96586,96589,9659121482
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S121.851.0119658980
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS201.1296585,965862045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13201.1296585,965861803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13201.1396585,96586,965915317
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl3.53.519658686



29 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
vms-007222020Eocene-Pliocene       S29101Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesMankayanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
AJES44_373-000111.51.21.5-1.2       Au208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFar SoutheastSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
G23_337-000031.491.411.45±0.04K-Ar biotiteU86-3A-1784'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000041.481.41.44±0.04K-Ar biotiteUFF93-5-789m    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000051.461.381.42±0.04K-Ar biotiteUFF93-5-815m    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000061.461.361.41±0.05K-Ar biotiteU83-34B-2450'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000071.451.371.41±0.04K-Ar biotiteU86-6-2195'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000081.391.291.34±0.05K-Ar biotiteU86-3-2613'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000091.421.321.37±0.05K-Ar illiteUS6-3A-1544'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000101.41.321.36±0.04K-Ar illiteU81-14-23S2'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000111.431.231.33±0.10K-Ar illiteUS1-14-2724'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000121.361.261.31±0.05K-Ar illiteU82-30-2020'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000131.361.261.31±0.05K-Ar illiteU83-34B-1593'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000141.351.251.30±0.05K-Ar illiteUS1-14-2574    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000151.311.231.27±0.04K-Ar illiteUS1-14-2675'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000161.321.21.26±0.06K-Ar illiteUFF93-5-718m    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000171.321.141.23±0.09K-Ar illiteU81-20-3263'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000181.281.161.22±0.06K-Ar illiteU86-6-2045'    208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000251.541.141.34±0.20K-Ar aluniteU80-23-29'  Alunite  208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFSEArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
PorphCu-006221.61.11.6–1.1      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu208484Far Southeast Cu-Au Deposit, Bato Tabio, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesFar Southeast-Bato TabioSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
G23_337-000024.42.63.5±0.9  sericite     237940Tirad Deposit, Guinaoang, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesGuinaoang porphyryArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
PorphCu-000843.53.53.5      Actinolite, Alunite, Anilite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Graphite, Idaite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, ZunyiteCu237940Tirad Deposit, Guinaoang, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesGuinaoang-TiradSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
G23_337-000191.851.271.56±0.29K-Ar aluniteUS9-34-630'  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000201.521.41.46±0.06K-Ar alunite891106-1  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000211.541.34l.44±0.10K-Ar aluniteU91-24-275m  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000221.521.36l.44±0.08K-Ar aluniteUS9-24-559'  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000231.451.331.39±0.06K-Ar alunite900517-1  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000241.451.251.35±0.10K-Ar alunite930218-3  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 
G23_337-000261.331.011.17±0.16K-Ar aluniteU9142-156m  Alunite  2567Lepanto Mine, Mancayan Mineral District (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesLepantoArribas et al. (1995)10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0337:CFOAPA>2.3.CO;2G23_337 


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