Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yesca Mine, El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 21
Youngest recorded age at locality: 11.6

mindat Locality ID: 26687
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26687.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yesca Mine, El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°58'0"N
Longitude: 104°56'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 21.966666666667,-104.93333333333

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.

None	Tetrahedrite

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 As Cu S Sb

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Cu S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
None Tetrahedrite

2 IMA Minerals at location:

Proustite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	21	21	0		733
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	21	21	0		5317

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_024	epithermal
EG98_1029_tbl_1_025	epithermal
Emily000396	represents the last silicic volcanism in the area
Emily000397	ignimbrite located near the mineralized area
Emily000398	basaltic dike that cut the mineralization

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG98_1029_tbl_1_024	21	21	~21?	Ar/Ar		Yes	21836	El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico	El Zopilote	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
Emily000396	17.1	16.9	17±0.1		whole rock	Yes	21836	El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico	El Zopilote district, Nayarit	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
Emily000397	13.6	12.8	13.2±0.4		whole rock	Yes	21836	El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico	El Zopilote district, Nayarit	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
Emily000398	12.2	11.6	11.9±0.3		whole rock	Yes	21836	El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico	El Zopilote district, Nayarit	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
EG98_1029_tbl_1_025	21	21	~21?	Ar/Ar			26687	Yesca Mine, El Zopilote (Zopilote), Ruiz Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico	La Yesca	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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