Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 353
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-353.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°49'14"S
Longitude: 65°55'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.820555555556,-65.916666666667

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.

Allophane	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryllonite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Cobaltomenite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite
Mandarinoite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Petrovicite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Titanite	Watkinsonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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: Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Aragonite Baryte Beryllonite Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Cobaltomenite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Gypsum Hydrotalcite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite
Mandarinoite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Petrovicite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Watkinsonite Wurtzite Zircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Ahlfeldite ()*	Alfredopetrovite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Athabascaite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerromojonite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcomenite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eldragónite ()*	Eskebornite ()*
Esperite ()*	Favreauite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Grundmannite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hansblockite ()*	Hematite ()*
Klockmannite ()*	Krut'aite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mandarinoite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdomenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeltyrrellite ()*	Olsacherite ()*	Penroseite ()*	Petříčekite ()*	Petrovicite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Quijarroite ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schmiederite ()*	Selenium ()*	Siderite ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Titanite ()*
Trogtalite ()*	Umangite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Watkinsonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ahlfeldite ()*	Cobaltomenite	Ni(SeO₃)·2H₂O	416	359	2
Alfredopetrovite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	416	359	1
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	416	359	470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	416	359	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	416	359	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	416	359	3250
Athabascaite ()*	None	Cu₅Se₄	416	359	18
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	416	359	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	416	359	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	416	359	27770
Cerromojonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbBiSe₃	416	359	1
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	416	359	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	416	359	40
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	416	359	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	416	359	281
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	416	359	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	416	359	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	416	359	9895
Eldragónite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₆BiSe₄(Se₂)	416	359	1
Eskebornite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeSe₂	416	359	26
Esperite ()*	Beryllonite	PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃	416	359	4
Favreauite ()*	None	PbBiCu₆O₄(SeO₃)₄(OH)·H₂O	416	359	1
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O	416	359	66
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	416	359	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	416	359	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	416	359	2812
Grundmannite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiSe₂	416	359	2
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	416	359	6890
Hansblockite ()*	None	(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se₂	416	359	1
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	416	359	14640
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	416	359	63
Krut'aite ()*	Pyrite	CuSe₂	416	359	12
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	416	359	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	416	359	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	416	359	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	416	359	12537
Mandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	416	359	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	416	359	5674
Molybdomenite ()*	None	PbSe⁴⁺O₃	416	359	15
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	416	359	17380
Nickeltyrrellite ()*	Spinel	CuNi₂Se₄	416	359	1
Olsacherite ()*	Baryte	Pb₂(Se⁶⁺O₄)(SO₄)	416	359	10
Penroseite ()*	Pyrite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	416	359	14
Petříčekite ()*	Marcasite	CuSe₂	416	359	3
Petrovicite ()*	Petrovicite	Cu₃HgPbBiSe₅	416	359	6
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	416	359	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	416	359	61156
Quijarroite ()*	None	Cu₆HgPb₂Bi₄Se₁₂	416	359	1
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	416	359	48
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	416	359	5614
Schmiederite ()*	Linarite	Cu₂Pb₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)(Se⁶⁺O₄)(OH)₄	416	359	13
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	416	359	143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	416	359	6417
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	416	359	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	416	359	4899
Trogtalite ()*	Pyrite	CoSe₂	416	359	10
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	416	359	71
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	416	359	106
Watkinsonite ()*	Watkinsonite	PbCu₂Bi₄(Se,S)₈	416	359	5
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	416	359	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	416	359	5251

1 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
	Hg-00003	416	359		Stratigraphy (host rocks)								Petrovicite, Tiemannite	Hg	353	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia		Grundmann et al. (1990)		TMR21_133

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100210	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R100210
R060586	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060586
R110125	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R110125
R060239	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060239
R060381	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060381
R150099	El Dragón Mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R150099

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