Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 27.4

mindat Locality ID: 2322
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2322.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 30
Child Localities:
Aldana Mine
Almadén Mine
Angustias Mine
Caliche Mine
Capulin Mine
Cata Mine (De Cata Mine)
Cebada Mine
Cerro Estaño
Chico Mine
El Cubo Mine
Esperanza Mine
Guadalupe Mine
La Sirena Mine
Madrina Mine
Mellado Mine
Nopal Mine
Peñafiel Mine
Peregrina Mine
San Eligio Mine
San Juan De Rayas Mine (Rayas Mine; Reyes Mine)
San Vicente Mine
Santa Ana Mine
Santa Clara Mine
Santa Gertrudis Mine
Santa Inés Mine
Santa Rita Mine
Secho Mine
Torres Mine
Valenciana Mine
Veta Madre

Latitude: 21°0'0"N
Longitude: 101°16'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 21,-101.26666666667

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gadolinite	Jalpaite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Milarite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group
Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Raspite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Argyrodite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Datolite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fischesserite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Jalpaite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mercury ()*	Milarite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raspite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Selenopolybasite ()*	Andorite VI ()*	Silver ()*	Sinnerite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi C Ca Cu O Pb S Sb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apophyllite Aragonite Argyrodite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Feldspar
Fluorite Gadolinite Jalpaite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Milarite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group
Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Raspite Rocksalt Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite

43 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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	30.7	27.4	6	82747,82751,82754,82761,82769,82770	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	30.7	27.4	3	82751,82754,82758	87
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	30.7	27.4	1	82770	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	30.7	27.4	1	82761	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	0		3250
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	30.7	27.4	1	82761	62
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	1	82761	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	30.7	27.4	1	82754	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	30.7	27.4	0		1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	9	82743,82747,82750,82751,82754,82759,82761,82762,82770	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	30.7	27.4	4	82751,82758,82761,82770	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	30.7	27.4	2	82747,82756	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	30.7	27.4	2	82743,82750	2600
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	30.7	27.4	1	82745	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	30.7	27.4	3	82747,82756,82761	9895
Fischesserite ()*	None	Ag₃AuSe₂	30.7	27.4	1	82751	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	30.7	27.4	1	82757	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30.7	27.4	3	82751,82759,82761	30554
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	30.7	27.4	1	82770	85
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	30.7	27.4	1	82747	116
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	30.7	27.4	1	82770	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	1	82761	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	30.7	27.4	6	82747,82754,82760,82762,82765,82768	5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	30.7	27.4	2	82743,82750	397
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	30.7	27.4	1	82770	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	30.7	27.4	2	82757,82766	5800
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	30.7	27.4	3	82746,82751,82761	192
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	30.7	27.4	2	82748,82761	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	30.7	27.4	7	82742,82751,82754,82757,82759,82761,82770	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	30.7	27.4	5	82751,82752,82756,82767,82770	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	30.7	27.4	7	82744,82752,82754,82755,82757,82761,82770	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	30.7	27.4	2	82751,82754	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	30.7	27.4	10	82747,82748,82751,82754,82759,82761,82762,82767,82770,82771	61156
Raspite ()*	Raspite	Pb(WO₄)	30.7	27.4	1	82749	26
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	2	82762,82770	1711
Selenopolybasite ()*	None	Cu(Ag,Cu)₆Ag₉Sb₂(S,Se)₉Se₂	30.7	27.4	1	82770	6
Andorite VI ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	30.7	27.4	0		8
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	30.7	27.4	4	82747,82748,82757,82770	5186
Sinnerite ()*	None	Cu₆As₄S₉	30.7	27.4	0		6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	30.7	27.4	4	82751,82753,82756,82770	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	30.7	27.4	4	82747,82757,82761,82770	586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	30.7	27.4	2	82752,82761	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	3	82757,82763,82764	2562

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_014	epithermal

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
	EG98_1029_tbl_1_014	30.7	27.4	27.4–30.7	K-Ar										2322	Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico	Guanajuato	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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