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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Saipan | Island |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth |
| USA | Country |
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A small island with a length of approximately 23km x 8km in width.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical ListTree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘArsenopyrite ? Formula:FeAsS |
| ⓘ'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘHematite Formula:Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ'Limonite' |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘNative Silver Formula:Ag |
| ⓘ'Ochre' |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘSphalerite Formula:ZnS |
| ⓘ'Wad' Localities: Reported from at least6 localities in this region. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite ? | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘNative Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 65 | ||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 5.33 Ma (Miocene) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Miocene) | ||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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