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Vanua Levu, Fijii
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Vanua LevuIsland
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PlacePopulation
Labasa27,949 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
25559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25559:7
GUID (UUID V4):
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33 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bonattite
Formula: CuSO4 · 3H2O
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kostovite
Formula: CuAuTe4
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
ⓘ Nukundamite (TL)
Formula: Cu3.33Fe0.66S4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘNukundamite (TL)2.CA.10Cu3.33Fe0.66S4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘIdaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘKostovite2.EA.15CuAuTe4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘGoldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘBonattite7.CB.10CuSO4 · 3H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ NukundamiteCu3.33Fe0.66S4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ NukundamiteCu3.33Fe0.66S4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cuⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuⓘ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Cuⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ NukundamiteCu3.33Fe0.66S4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Teⓘ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tuatua Limestone135.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Favites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Goniastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Goniopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hydnophora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophora0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Platygyra
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Platygyra0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Stylocoeniella
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Stylocoeniella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Monoplex
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Monoplex5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Tonna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : Tonna5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Vexillum (Costellaria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Costellariidae : Vexillum : Vexillum (Costellaria)5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Natica gualteriana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Notocochlis : Notocochlis gualtieriana5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Oliva carneola
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : Oliva carneola5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Tibia (Sulcogladius) powisi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Sulcogladius : Tibia (Sulcogladius) powisi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Distorsio anus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Personidae : Distorsio : Distorsio anus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Gemmula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Gemmula5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Erato hindlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Erato : Erato hindlei5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Semicassis bisulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Semicassis : Semicassis bisulcata5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Nassarius (Hinia) verbeeki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Hinia) verbeeki5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanua_Levu
Wikidata ID:Q327733
GeoNames ID:2197138

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