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Florence West deposit, Mankayan, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippinesi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Florence West deposit | Deposit |
| Mankayan | District |
| Benguet Province | Province |
| Cordillera Administrative Region | Region |
| Luzon | Island Group |
| Philippines | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 50' 49'' North , 120° 47' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tabio | 3,543 (2017) | 1.1km |
| Mankayan | 15,886 (2017) | 2.0km |
| Bulalacao | 3,112 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Bangao | 3,902 (2017) | 6.1km |
| Baculongan | 11,742 (2017) | 7.0km |
Post-enargite low-copper, high-gold epithermal veins.
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5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Woodhouseite | 8.BL.05 | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
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References
Manalo, Pearlyn; Takahashi, Ryohei; Imai, Akira; Ruth Parcon-Calamohoy, Rhyza; de los Santos, Mervin; Subang, Leo; Christian Alburo, Glenn (2022) Heterogeneity of mineral chemistry and sulfur isotopic composition of alunite in the Mankayan lithocap, northern Luzon, Philippines. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. 104959 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104959
