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Locality Name:
Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 9.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 9.6

mindat Locality ID: 206858
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206858.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 3°34'59"S
Longitude: 79°19'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.5830555555556,-79.333055555556
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 As Au Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEnargiteKaolinite
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyrophylliteSpinelWurtzite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Enargite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)69.69.60966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS9.69.609052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS49.69.605516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29.69.6027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS9.69.604165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)9.69.60481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.69.60651
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS49.69.60910
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)9.69.607437
Gold  (*)CopperAu9.69.6030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39.69.6014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)69.69.602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.69.605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49.69.6014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS29.69.605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29.69.6017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29.69.6039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)29.69.60771


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-004989.69.69.6      Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, PyrophylliteCu206858Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, EcuadorFierro UrcuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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