Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 28677
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28677.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Big Gossan Mine
Ertsberg Complex
Grasberg Mine
Kusing Liar
Lembah Tembaga
Wanagon Deposit
West Grasberg Resource

Latitude: 4°4'19"S
Longitude: 137°6'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.0719444444444,137.11305555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Germanite	Gypsum
Humite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Germanite Gypsum
Humite Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Altaite ()*	Amesite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Clintonite ()*	Colusite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dozyite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Humite ()*	Idaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monticellite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Nukundamite ()*
Opal ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3.3	3	1	67212	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3.3	3	3	67208,67209,67217	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	3.3	3	1	67220	470
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	3.3	3	2	67208,67219	489
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	3.3	3	1	67212	74
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	3.3	3	2	67208,67216	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	3.3	3	2	67208,67212	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	3.3	3	6	67208,67209,67212,67215,67216,67217	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3.3	3	1	67208	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	3.3	3	1	67212	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3.3	3	1	67212	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3.3	3	2	67208,67219	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	3.3	3	1	67208	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	3.3	3	1	67208	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3.3	3	6	67208,67209,67212,67216,67217,67220	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	3.3	3	1	67220	1089
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	3.3	3	1	67212	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3.3	3	9	67208,67209,67210,67212,67213,67215,67216,67217,67219	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	3.3	3	1	67208	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3.3	3	4	67210,67212,67216,67217	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3.3	3	8	67208,67209,67210,67212,67216,67217,67219,67220	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3.3	3	2	67212,67217	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	3.3	3	1	67212	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	3.3	3	1	67217	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3.3	3	1	67208	1025
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3.3	3	2	67213,67215	86
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	3	3	1	67216	110
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	3.3	3	1	67208	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3.3	3	6	67208,67210,67212,67216,67217,67220	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	3.3	3	1	67208	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3.3	3	1	67208	327
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	3.3	3	1	67220	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	3.3	3	4	67210,67212,67216,67217	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3.3	3	5	67208,67209,67210,67212,67217	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3.3	3	4	67208,67212,67215,67216	9895
Dozyite ()*	Corrensite Clay	Mg₇Al₂(Si₄Al₂)O₁₅(OH)₁₂	3.3	3	1	67212	3
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	3.3	3	2	67216,67217	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3.3	3	4	67208,67212,67219,67220	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3.3	3	3	67216,67217,67220	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	3.3	3	5	67208,67209,67212,67215,67217	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3.3	3	5	67208,67212,67216,67217,67219	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3.3	3	7	67208,67209,67210,67212,67216,67219,67220	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3.3	3	1	67208	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3.3	3	3	67208,67212,67216	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	3.3	3	2	67208,67217	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3.3	3	3	67208,67210,67216	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	3.3	3	3	67208,67210,67219	804
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	3.3	3	1	67217	80
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	3.3	3	1	67212	142
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3.3	3	1	67220	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3.3	3	2	67216,67219	5591
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3.3	3	3	67208,67212,67215	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3.3	3	8	67208,67209,67210,67212,67216,67217,67219,67220	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3.3	3	2	67208,67216	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3.3	3	2	67216,67217	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	3.3	3	6	67209,67210,67212,67213,67215,67217	153
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	3.3	3	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3.3	3	5	67209,67210,67216,67217,67220	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	3.3	3	1	67208	471
Nukundamite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6S₄	3.3	3	2	67216,67217	16
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	3.3	3	1	67220	2994
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	3.3	3	2	67208,67219	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3.3	3	7	67208,67209,67210,67212,67216,67217,67220	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3.3	3	8	67208,67209,67212,67214,67216,67217,67219,67220	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3.3	3	1	67216	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3.3	3	2	67208,67217	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3.3	3	7	67208,67209,67210,67212,67216,67217,67219	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	3.3	3	1	67208	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3.3	3	1	67208	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3.3	3	5	67208,67216,67217,67219,67220	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	3.3	3	1	67217	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3.3	3	6	67208,67209,67210,67212,67217,67220	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3.3	3	3	67208,67216,67220	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	3.3	3	2	67208,67219	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3.3	3	2	67208,67219	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3.3	3	1	67217	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3.3	3	3	67208,67209,67217	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	3.3	3	0		237
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	3.3	3	2	67219,67220	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	3.3	3	5	67208,67210,67212,67213,67215	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	3.3	3	1	67219	1247

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	AJES44_373-00008	3.3	3	3.3-3.0										Au	27261	Grasberg Mine, Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia	Grasberg	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
	PorphCu-00083	3	3	3							Yes		Actinolite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Covellite, Diopside, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Nukundamite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Valleriite, Wollastonite	Cu	27261	Grasberg Mine, Gunung Bijih District (Grasberg District), Carstensz Mts, New Guinea, Papua Province, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Indonesia	Grasberg	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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