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Locality Name:
Valu Fa Ridge, Southern Lau Basin, Tonga


mindat Locality ID: 297930
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-297930.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Valu Fa Ridge, Southern Lau Basin, Tonga": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°19'59"S
Longitude: 176°34'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.333055555556,176.58305555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al As Ba Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AtacamiteBaryteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteMarcasiteNickelineNone
PyriteRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedrite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433


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