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North Fiji Basin, Eurasian Platei
Regional Level Types
North Fiji BasinOceanic Back-arc Basin
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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Mindat Locality ID:
444534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444534:3
GUID (UUID V4):
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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Navosa47.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turbo (Marmarostoma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Marmarostoma)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Caecum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Caecum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Diala
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Dialidae : Diala0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Munditiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Skeneidae : Munditiella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rissoina (Schwartziella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rissoidae : Rissoina : Rissoina (Schwartziella)0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nassa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nassa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astraea rhodostoma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Astralium : Astralium rhodostomum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cernina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Cernina11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Conus striatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus striatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mauritia arabica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Mauritia : Mauritia arabica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Arestorides argus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina (Arestorides) : Arestorides argus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lyncina carneola
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina : Lyncina carneola0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Erosaria : Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Luria isabella
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Luria : Luria isabella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Lyncina : Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Scissurella (Scissurella) coronata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Scissurellidae : Scissurella : Scissurella (Scissurella) coronata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trochus (Trochus) incrassatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Trochus : Trochus (Trochus) incrassatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tectus pyramis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Tectus : Tectus pyramis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Infundibulum tubiferus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Infundibulum : Infundibulum tubiferus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tricolia (Hiloa)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Phasianellidae : Tricolia : Tricolia (Hiloa)0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Globularia (Waluia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : Globularia (Waluia)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cassis cornuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Cassis : Cassis cornuta11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Papasula abbotti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : Papasula : Papasula abbotti0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lophocochlias minutissimus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Lophocochlias : Lophocochlias minutissimus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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