Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 56.4

mindat Locality ID: 18496
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18496.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Álamos
La Salada
Piedras Verdes
Potrerillos
San Antonio
San Bernardo

Latitude: 27°9'21"N
Longitude: 108°58'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.155833333333,-108.97277777778

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote
Garnet	Gypsum	Harmotome	Humite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tungstite	Vivianite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote
Garnet Gypsum Harmotome Humite Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tungstite Vivianite

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alamosite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*
Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hematite ()*
Heterogenite ()*	Humite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*

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			1	84197	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	60	60	1	84201	3419
Alamosite ()*	Not in a structural group	PbSiO₃			1	84174	17
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	60	60	1	84201	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	84194	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	60	60	1	84201	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	60	60	2	84201,84209	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	60	60	5	84178,84201,84204,84205,84206	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	84195	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	60	60	2	84178,84201	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	60	60	2	84178,84201	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	60	60	3	84197,84201,84209	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	84181,84182	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	60	60	4	84178,84187,84197,84201	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	60	56.4	8	84178,84182,84184,84192,84195,84197,84199,84201	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			3	84187,84196,84197	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	60	60	6	84175,84178,84188,84190,84193,84201	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	60	60	1	84201	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	84194	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	84209	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	60	60	1	84201	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	60	60	2	84178,84201	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	60	60	3	84178,84187,84201	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	60	60	1	84201	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	84188	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	60	60	1	84201	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	60	60	2	84194,84201	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	84209	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	84197	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			1	84209	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	60	60	7	84188,84201,84203,84204,84205,84206,84209	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	60	60	1	84201	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	60	60	1	84201	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O			1	84209	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	60	60	1	84201	14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			1	84209	111
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	60	60	1	84201	80
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	60	60	1	84201	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	60	60	1	84201	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	60	60	1	84201	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	84174	1271
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	60	60	1	84201	234
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	84209	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	60	60	1	84201	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	60	60	6	84178,84179,84180,84186,84188,84201	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	84209	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	60	60	2	84195,84201	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂			6	84176,84183,84184,84185,84189,84191	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	60	60	1	84201	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	60	60	1	84201	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	60	60	1	84201	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	60	60	1	84201	186
Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂MgAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	84174	106
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	60	60	4	84185,84187,84197,84201	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	60	60	1	84201	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	60	60	5	84188,84194,84197,84201,84209	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	60	60	1	84201	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	56.4	56.4	1	84199	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	84208,84209	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	84187,84197	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	60	60	2	84197,84201	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	60	60	2	84178,84201	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	60	60	1	84201	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	60	60	1	84201	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	56.4	56.4	1	84199	118

2 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
	Jen_0001463	56.4	56.4	56.4		age of mineralization		scheelite				Scheelite			20242	San Alberto Mine, La Salada, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	San Alberto	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147
	PorphCu-00574	60	60	~60	Re-Os								Actinolite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	207315	Piedras Verdes Mine, Piedras Verdes, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Piedras Verdes	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060067	Álamos, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R060067
R040085	Álamos, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R040085

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