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Locality Name:
San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 152.8

mindat Locality ID: 209628
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209628.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 3°39'"S
Longitude: 78°25'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.65,-78.416666666667
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteKaoliniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415415405516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15415405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2154154027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15415403531
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15415408173
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31541540504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)158.415407437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3154154014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4158.415405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4154154014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2158.4156.405800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O15415401508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2158.4154017380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1541540186
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21541540247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2158.415402273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2154154039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815415409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2158.4154061156


5 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
Mo-00443153.8152.8153.3±0.5Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenitePA020398, 249.5 m YesMolybdenite Mo206851Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorPanantzaChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00450158.4157.2157.8±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteSC091198, 144.80 m  Molybdenite Mo209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00451157.6156.4157.0±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteSC091198, 144.80 m  Molybdenite Mo209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
PorphCu-00631154154154      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Gibbsite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, NeotociteCu209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00449155.4154.4154.9±0.5Re-Os, U-Pb molybdeniteSutsu, surface sample YesMolybdenite Mo209627Sutsu Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSutsuChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 

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