Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.73

mindat Locality ID: 24776
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24776.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Calacalani
Colquiri Mine
Inca Mine
Ocavi
Pirague Mine
San Alfredo Mine
San Juanillo Adit

Latitude: 17°23'29"S
Longitude: 67°7'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.391388888889,-67.125

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Enargite	Fluorite	Madocite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

Alunite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Colquiriite ()*	Creedite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*
Madocite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Teallite ()*	Vivianite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Fe H K Ni O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Enargite Fluorite Madocite
Marcasite Melanterite Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Vivianite Wurtzite

29 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	16.6	15.73	0		966
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	16.6	15.73	1	25931	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	16.6	15.73	0		11547
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	16.6	15.73	4	25931,25934,25936,25938	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	16.6	15.73	1	25931	27198
Colquiriite ()*	None	CaLiAlF₆	16.6	15.73	1	25931	3
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O	16.6	15.73	1	25931	48
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	16.6	15.73	1	25931	54
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	16.6	15.73	1	25931	910
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	16.6	15.73	2	25931,25932	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	16.6	15.73	3	25931,25932,25934	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	16.6	15.73	1	25931	68
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	16.6	15.73	1	25931	31
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			2	25935,25938	469
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	16.6	15.73	1	25931	56
Madocite ()*	Madocite	Pb₁₉(Sb,As)₁₆S₄₃	16.6	15.73	1	25931	6
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	16.6	15.73	1	25931	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	16.6	15.73	2	25931,25938	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	16.6	15.73	0		915
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	16.6	15.73	0		1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16.6	15.73	3	25931,25934,25938	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	16.6	15.73	2	25931,25932	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16.6	15.73	3	25931,25932,25935	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	16.6	15.73	1	25931	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	16.6	15.73	3	25931,25932,25934	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	16.6	15.73	1	25931	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	25935	3418
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂			1	25936	33
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	16.6	15.73	1	25931	636

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0122	16.27	15.73	16 ± 0.27	K-Ar	Age for formation of complex		whole rock	NG123						19843	Colquiri Mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia	Colquiri mine	Grant et al. (1979)	10.2113/gsecongeo.74.4.838	EG74_838
	Alexandra-0123	16.6	16	16.3 ± 0.3	K-Ar	Age for formation of complex		whole rock	NG123						19843	Colquiri Mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia	Colquiri mine	Grant et al. (1979)	10.2113/gsecongeo.74.4.838	EG74_838

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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