Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Alunite at Ecuador

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 12Ma - 9.6Ma 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-00497	12	10		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tenorite	Cu	206856	Chaucha Cu-Mo Deposit, Azuay Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00498	9.6	9.6		Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206858	Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified 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
PorphCu-00497	12	10		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tenorite	Cu	206856	Chaucha Cu-Mo Deposit, Azuay Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00498	9.6	9.6		Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206858	Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

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
Michelle_358	10.06	9.48				206856	Chaucha Cu-Mo Deposit, Azuay Province, Ecuador	Caelles et al. (1971)	EG66_961
Mo-00396	146.4	145.4	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00397	146	145	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00398	146.1	145.1	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00399	147.8	146.2	Molybdenite		Mo	191535	Guaysimi Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00443	153.8	152.8	Molybdenite		Mo	206851	Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00449	155.4	154.4	Molybdenite		Mo	209627	Sutsu Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00450	158.4	157.2	Molybdenite		Mo	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
Mo-00451	157.6	156.4	Molybdenite		Mo	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	MD44_371
PorphCu-00214	201.6	145.5		Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	191536	Cerro Colorado-Tumi Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00215	146	136		Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	191530	Cumay Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00490	201.6	145.5		Chalcocite	Cu	206849	Mirador Cu-Mo Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00491	8	5		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Epidote, Hematite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite	Cu	206850	Junin Cu Deposit, Imbabura Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00492	201.6	145.5		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Neotocite	Cu	206851	Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00493	16	14		Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206852	Telimbela Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00494	201.6	145.5		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206853	Warintza Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00495	23	5.3		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206854	Los Linderos Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00496	23	5.3		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206855	Rio Playas Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00499	20.3	18.3		Actinolite, Albite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Palygorskite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	206859	Gaby-Papa Grande Cu-Au Deposit, Azuay Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00500	21	19		Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206860	Chaso Juan Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00631	154	154		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Gibbsite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Neotocite	Cu	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00633	201.6	145.5		Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	209836	El Hito Cu Deposit (Pachicutza; Santa Barbara), Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00634	34	20		Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite	Cu	209837	Balsapamba-Las Guardias Cu-Mo Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00463	145	33.9				60100	La Plata Mine, Pichincha Province, Ecuador	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00464	201	100				215195	Macuchi Deposit, Macuchi, Pujilí Canton, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034