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Mindoro Island, Mimaropa Region, Luzon, Philippinesi
Regional Level Types
Mindoro IslandIsland
Mimaropa RegionRegion
LuzonIsland Group
PhilippinesCountry

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Type:
Island
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Jose118,807 (2017)
Calapan66,008 (2017)
Pinamalayan43,521 (2017)
Sablayan38,383 (2017)
Mamburao23,892 (2017)
Mansalay23,044 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
359870
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359870:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List

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15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘLithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘAsbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Garnierite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
LiLithium
Liⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Mnⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sumagui115.333 - 0.0117 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Fungia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiidae : Fungia5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Goniastrea
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Notocyathus conicus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Notocyathus : Notocyathus conicus5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Balanophyllia gigas
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia gigas5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Acanthocyathus grayi
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Acanthocyathus grayi5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Heterocyathus aequicostatus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Heterocyathus : Heterocyathus aequicostatus5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Trochocyathus hanzawai
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus hanzawai5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Anthemiphyllia dentata
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Anthemiphylliidae : Anthemiphyllia : Anthemiphyllia dentata5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Heteropsammia michelini
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Heteropsammia : Heteropsammia michelini5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Flabellum transversale
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum transversale5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Cynarina lacrymalis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Cynarina : Cynarina lacrymalis5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
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