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Gading deposit, Bau, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 17' 13'' North , 110° 4' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
1.28712,110.07459
GRN:
N01E77
Type:
Deposit
Deposit first discovered:
1868 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kuching570,407 (2012)41.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
259138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259138:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mercury deposit.

Coordinates are approximate.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMetacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg
Hgⓘ MetacinnabarHgS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
BorneoIsland
Eurasian Plate
Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Yajima, S. (1960). Metacinnabar from Sarawak and Japan, with Reference to Its Stability Relations to Cinnabar. Mineralogical Journal, 3(1), 9-18.
Percival, T. J., Radtke, A. S., & Bagby, W. C. (1990). Relationships among carbonate-replacement gold deposits, gold Skarns, and intrusive rocks, Bau Mining District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Mining Geology, 40(219), 1-16.
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