Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
West Java Province, Java, Indonesia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.9

mindat Locality ID: 43014
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43014.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "West Java Province, Java, Indonesia": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Arinem
Bandung
Banten Meteorite
Bogor District
Cikidang
Cisungsang
Garut
Preanger
Sukabumi Regency
Tasikmalaya Regency

Latitude: 6°58'10"S
Longitude: 107°8'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.9694444444444,107.13777777778

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	Alunite	Amorphous	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar
Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Orpiment	Perovskite	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Uytenbogaardtite
Wurtzite

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 Cd Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar
Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Orpiment Perovskite Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Uytenbogaardtite
Wurtzite

92 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Berlinite ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Canfieldite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eskolaite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halloysite-7Å ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Isocubanite ()*	Johannsenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Massicot ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natroalunite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pearceite ()*	Perovskite ()*
Petzite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ranciéite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Schreibersite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite ()*
Willemite ()*	Yarrowite ()*

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	66975,66978,66982,66983,66984,66992	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS			4	66982,66983,66984,66992	87
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	66982,66986	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	66975	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	66986	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	66986	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄			1	66982	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	66982	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	66986	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	66975,66984,66992	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	66986	2060
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)			1	66978	28
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O			1	66982	178
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	66982	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			7	66975,66978,66980,66982,66984,66986,66992	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆			1	66984	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	66975,66982	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3.3	2.9	5	66975,66982,66984,66990,66992	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	66977,66980	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	66982	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	66977	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	66975,66982	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	66986	453
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	66980	157
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	66982	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	66977,66980	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	66982	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	66982	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	66975	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	66978,66982,66983	8173
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃			1	66980	30
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			1	66982	163
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	66980	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			5	66975,66982,66983,66984,66992	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	66978,66982	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	66978,66982,66983	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	66984	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	66986	6890
Halloysite-7Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	66982	52
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	66975,66982	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			3	66975,66982,66992	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	66977,66980	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	66977	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			1	66977	191
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆			1	66978	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	66975,66978,66982,66983,66986	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	66982	234
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	66977	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	66980,66986	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	66975,66984,66986	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	66982	202
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄			1	66982	51
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3.3	2.9	1	66990	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	66982,66983	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	66975,66982,66983,66992	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	66986	128
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	66986	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	66992	511
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	66982	249
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	66980	495
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			2	66975,66992	409
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	66986	303
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	66982	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			3	66982,66984,66992	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	66984,66992	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3.3	2.9	8	66975,66978,66982,66983,66984,66986,66990,66992	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	66982	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	66986	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	66975,66984	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			6	66975,66978,66982,66983,66986,66992	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O			1	66982	177
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	66992	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	66978,66982	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	66982	969
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	66980	374
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	66982	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			5	66975,66982,66983,66984,66992	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	66980	1934
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈			1	66982	73
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	66992	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	66982	332
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	66975	92
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	66979,66986	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	66977	703
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			2	66975,66992	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	66975	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	66975,66982,66992	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	66982	433
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	66977	1044
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂			1	66982	46
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	66982	303
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈			1	66982	70

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00279	3.3	2.9	3.3–2.9									Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205784	Ciemas Prospect, Sukabumi Regency, West Java Province, Java, Indonesia	Ciemas	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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