Mineral Evolution Database
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Ages for Muscovite at Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 63Ma - 58.9Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00339	63	63		Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	205994	La Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00208	59.5	58.9	Molybdenite		Mo	26998	Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Barra et al. (2005)	EG100_1605

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Jen_0000114	1440.015	1439.985	Zircon			26998	Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Anderson (1983)	GSAM161_133
Mo-00207	59.6	59	Molybdenite		Mo	26998	Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Barra et al. (2005)	EG100_1605
Mo-00208	59.5	58.9	Molybdenite		Mo	26998	Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Barra et al. (2005)	EG100_1605
Mo-00460	60.7	60.1	Molybdenite		Mo	219934	Maria Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Barra et al. (2005)	EG100_1605
PorphCu-00077	59.6	59		Actinolite, Aikinite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite	Cu	230618	Buenavista Mine (Cananea Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00339	63	63		Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	205994	La Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedznpb-00304	59.9	52.8				230660	Capote Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252