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Locality Name:
Mocoa Cu-Mo Deposit, Mocoa Municipality, Putumayo Department, Colombia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 166
Youngest recorded age at locality: 166

mindat Locality ID: 194773
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194773.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mocoa Cu-Mo Deposit, Mocoa Municipality, Putumayo Department, Colombia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 1°14'30"N
Longitude: 76°40'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 1.2416666666667,-76.666666666667

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastonite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)216616603419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)16616601588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)166166011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416616605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)166166027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1661660925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16616605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2166166027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16616604165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O616616604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16616608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS166166024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16616607437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O16616606890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61661660741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3166166014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)616616602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416616605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4166166014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2166166012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS216616605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2166166017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)216616602273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)216616601898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2166166039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2166166061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS166166021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316616605317
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO316616601247



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00226166166166      Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu194773Mocoa Cu-Mo Deposit, Mocoa Municipality, Putumayo Department, ColombiaMocoaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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