Poro Mine, Houaïlou, Northern Province, New Caledonia, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Poro Mine | Mine |
| Houaïlou | Commune |
| Northern Province | Province |
| New Caledonia | Special Collectivity |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 165° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~25km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
18890
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18890:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1b886f41-05a9-4585-9e2c-1b7bcb69058f
An open pit nickel mine owned by Société Metallurgique Le Nickel.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Asbolane Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O Description: Nickel and cobalt rich |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Kerolite' Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Népouite Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Pecoraite Formula: Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Pimelite' Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Ramsdellite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Todorokite Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| ⓘ Willemseite Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Ramsdellite | 4.DB.15a | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Asbolane | 4.FL.30 | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Willemseite | 9.EC.05 | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Pimelite' | 9.EC.22 | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Népouite | 9.ED.15 | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Pecoraite | 9.ED.15 | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Kerolite' | - | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Willemseite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| H | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Willemseite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| O | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemseite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Si | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Willemseite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
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