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Hessite from
Philex-Padcal Mine, Tuba, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hessite
Formula:Ag2Te
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hessite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Philex-Padcal Mine, Tuba, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:627356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:627356:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hessite
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘAcupan Mine, Itogon, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Mankayan, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘDidipio alkalic porphyry deposit, Quirino Province, Cagayan Valley Region, Luzon, Philippines
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘMarian Mine, Ifugao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
References
Piestrzyński, A., Schmidt, S.Th., Franco, H. (1994): Pd-minerals in the Sto. Tomas II, porphyry copper deposit, Tuba Benguet, Philippines. Mineralogia Polonica: 25(2): 21-31
Tarkian, M.; Koopmann, G. (1995) Platinum-group minerals in the Santo Tomas II (Philex) porphyry copper-gold deposit, Luzon Island, Philippines. Mineralium Deposita, 30 (1). 39-47 doi:10.1007/bf00208875
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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