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Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysiai
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Bukit KetayaDeposit
Pekan DistrictDistrict
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Baryte

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Goethite

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Baryte, etc.

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Baryte

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Goethite

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Baryte, etc.

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Baryte

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
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Goethite

Bukit Ketaya, Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
3° 24' 20'' North , 102° 55' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
3.40556,102.92222
GRN:
N03E72
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pekan31,826 (2012)53.7km
Kuantan366,229 (2012)63.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
412574
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:412574:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


VMS deposit

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Commodity List

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


Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Matthew Low specimensIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Matthew Low specimensIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘ Mckinstryite
Formula: Ag5-xCu3+xS4
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMckinstryite2.BA.40Ag5-xCu3+xS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Basori, Mohd Basril Iswadi; Zaw, Khin; Meffre, Sebastien; Large, Ross Raymond; Wan Hassan, Wan Fuad (2017) Pb-isotope compositions of the Tasik Chini volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Central Belt of Peninsular Malaysia: Implication for source region and tectonic setting. Island Arc, 26 (2). p.e12177. doi:10.1111/iar.12177
Basori, Mohd Basril Iswadi, Gilbert, Sarah E., Zaw, Khin, Large, Ross R. (2021) Geochemistry of Sphalerite from the Permian Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulphide (VHMS) Deposits in the Tasik Chini Area, Peninsular Malaysia: Constraints for Ore Genesis. Minerals, 11 (7) 728 doi:10.3390/min11070728
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