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(Pilipinas)

Note: The locality hierarchy of the Philippines is inconsistently described in the usual web ressources, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#Administrative_divisions
and
http://www.statoids.com/uph.html



References:
- Salvador P. Lopéz (1992): Isles of Gold - A History of Mining in the Philippines. Oxford Univ. Press, xx pp.

- http://www.mgb.gov.ph/
- http://www.mgb.gov.ph/asomm/new_project.htm




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Actinolite
var: Smaragdite
'Adularia'
Altaite
Alunite
'Amphibole Group'
Andradite
Anhydrite
Anilite
Ankerite
Annite
'Antamokite'
Antlerite
'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Baryte
Biotite
Bismuthinite
Bornite
Calaverite
Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
'Clay'
Clinochlore
var: Chromian Clinochlore
Coloradoite
Colusite
Copper
Covellite
Crocoite
Cuprite
Diaspore
 Dickite
Digenite
Diopside
Enargite
Epidote
Famatinite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Graphite
Gypsum
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hessite
'Heulandite'
Idaite
Illite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Laumontite
Limonite
Luzonite (TL)
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
'Melnikovite'
Mercury
Merenskyite
'Mica Group'
Molybdenite
Moncheite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Neotocite
'Olivine'
Pentlandite
Petzite
Phlogopite
 Platinum
Prehnite
Proustite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rutile
Scheelite
'Sericite'
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Sphalerite
Stannoidite
Stibnite
Sulphur
Sylvanite
'Tektite'
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Troilite
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Uvarovite
Vesuvianite
Violarite
Wairakite
Wolframite
Wollastonite
'Zeolite Group'
Zunyite


906 entries listed. 91 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:
Philippines
 
        • Rapu Rapu Island (Lap Lap Island)
      • Nueva Vizcaya Province
      • Quirino Province
      • Batangas Province
        • Lobo village
      • Tarlac Province
        • Tablas Island
          • Panique
        • San Marcelino
        • Santa Cruz
        • Boneng-Lobo District
        • Kayapa
        • Kibungan
      • Ifugao Province
      • Ilocos Sur Province
    • Northern Mindanao Region
      • Misamis Oriental Province
      • Batangas Province
      • Rizal Province
      • Sultan Kudarat Province
    • Central Mindanao Region
      • South Cotabato Province
      • Misamis Oriental Province
        • Tumbagan Island
      • Compostela Valley Province
        • Monkayo
      • Davao del Sur Province
      • Surigao del Sur Province
      • Zamboanga del Sur Province
          • Jetafe
          • Sipalay
        • Siquijor Island
        • Leyte
        • Sulat
        • Busuanga Island
          • Puerto Princesa

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