Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 991
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 2332
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2332.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Agua Salada Mine
Cruz Mine
San Agustín Mine
Sopresa Mine
Trinidad Mine
Tumbaga Mine
Unión Mine
Victoria Mine

Latitude: 18°18'0"N
Longitude: 99°21'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.3,-99.35

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: C Ca Fe H Hg O S Sb 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteCalciteGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreStibniteSulphur

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Kermesite  (*)Livingstonite  (*)Mercury  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)36.55.31829081588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)36.55.31829083250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)36.55.3382908,82911,8291227770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O436.55.3282908,82912352
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS9915.3482907,82908,82909,829132600
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O36.55.31829086890
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS236.55.3582908,82910,82911,82912,82914230
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)29915.3482907,82908,82909,8291324
Mercury  (*)NoneHg9915.3382907,82908,82909397
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS236.55.318290839462
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)36.55.3182908446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S336.55.3382908,82910,829113418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS36.55.31829082045
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O336.55.3482908,82910,82912,82914369



16 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
Emily00040736.134.135.1±1K-Ar biotiteSol 5    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00040835.23334.1±1.1K-Ar biotiteSol 9    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00040935.733.734.7±1K-Ar biotiteTz25-98    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041035.832.834.3±1.5K-Ar biotiteTz145-01    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041134.3634.1634.26±0.1K-Ar sanidineSOL 2  SanidineSanidine 2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041235.130.132.6±2.5K-Ar plagioclaseTZ187-01    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041336.534.535.5±1K-Ar sanidineTz4-99  SanidineSanidine 2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041435.83334.4±1.4K-Ar plagioclaseTz17-99    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041534.431.232.8±1.6K-Ar plagioclaseTz18-99    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041632.8532.6532.75±0.1Ar-Ar plagioclaseTz63-02    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041733.5333.3333.43±0.1Ar-Ar plagioclaseTz62-02    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041833.1831.1832.18±1Rb-Sr biotiteBv 21    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00041933.1831.1832.18±1Rb-Sr whole rockBv 21    2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Emily00042034.3534.1734.26±0.0940Ar/39Ar sanidineSol 2  SanidineSanidine 2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoTilzpotla CalderaMoran-Zenteno et al. (2004)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.04.002JVGR136_97 
Hg-00020345.3 K-Ar, Rb-Sr     Christite, Cinnabar, Livingstonite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Routhierite, Simonite, VrbaiteHg2332Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico Campa and Ramírez (1979); Camprubi et al. (2003); Moran-Zenteno et al. (2004)   
Bradley_2012_115991985988±3U/Pb zircon   Zircon  9777Agua Salada Mine, Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoAgua SaladaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050427Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R050427
R050453Huitzuco De Los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Huitzuco Municipality, Guerrero, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R050453


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