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Locality Name:
Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18

mindat Locality ID: 2359
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2359.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine)
Candelaria Mine (Candelaria Prospect)
Guadalupe Mine
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine)
San Miguel Mine
San Miguel Prospect
Sapo Mine

Latitude: 29°48'0"N
Longitude: 109°39'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.8,-109.66638888889
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Th U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Th U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBismutiteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopperCoronaditeCovelliteDescloiziteDevilline
DiasporeDugganiteEnargiteFluoriteFornaciteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteKobelliteLinarite
MalachiteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupNowackiitePentlanditePetrovicitePolybasitePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteSulphurTetradymite
TetrahedriteWurtziteZemanniteZircon

141 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Aktashite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bambollaite  (*)Baryte  (*)Benleonardite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Blakeite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Burckhardtite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Calomel  (*)Carlfriesite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cervelleite  (*)Cesbronite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Choloalite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cliffordite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Cuzticite  (*)Denningite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dickite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dugganite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)Empressite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Eztlite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geffroyite  (*)Giraudite-(Zn)  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goldfieldite  (*)Graemite  (*)Gruzdevite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hakite-(Hg)  (*)
Haycockite  (*)Henryite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Jensenite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Khinite  (*)
Kinichilite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)Kostovite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Kuranakhite  (*)
Leadamalgam  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Luanheite  (*)Mackayite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Miersite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Moctezumite  (*)
Molybdomenite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Mroseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nasledovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Opal  (*)Paradocrasite  (*)Paraschachnerite  (*)
Paratellurite  (*)Petrovicite  (*)Petzite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Plumbotellurite  (*)
Poubaite  (*)Poughite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Quetzalcoatlite  (*)Rickardite  (*)
Rozhdestvenskayaite  (*)Schachnerite  (*)Schmitterite  (*)Selenium  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skippenite  (*)Sonoraite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spiroffite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stützite  (*)Teineite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Tiemannite  (*)
Tlalocite  (*)Tlapallite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xocolatlite  (*)Xocomecatlite  (*)Yafsoanite  (*)
Zemannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4818384429,84432,844332793
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O481818443190
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S12481818443222
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe4818184432489
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)481802734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)48181844323250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24818384429,84432,844345509
Bambollaite  (*)NoneCu(Se,Te)24818384429,84432,844333
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4818484430,84432,84433,8443411547
Benleonardite  (*)PolybasiteAg15Cu(Sb,As)2S7Te44818284429,8443220
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O48180178
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3481801935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)48180716
Blakeite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3 (?)481804
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe2481818443241
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44818284429,844335516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)648181844311633
Burckhardtite  (*)NonePb2(Fe3+Te6+)(AlSi3O8)O648181844324
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)481818443227770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)64818284432,84434359
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl4818091
Carlfriesite  (*)NoneCaTe4+2Te6+O84818284429,844324
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2481805171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)248180309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4818284429,844324979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS4818284429,8443242
Cesbronite  (*)NoneCu3Te6+O4(OH)448181844293
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O481818443240
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS24818184431162
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl4818384429,84433,844341382
Choloalite  (*)None(Pb,Ca)3(Cu,Sb)3Te6O18Cl4818284429,844327
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS48181844322600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe48180281
Cliffordite  (*)NoneUTe4+3O94818484430,84432,84433,844344
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe4818284429,84432169
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1648180227
Cuzticite  (*)NoneFe3+2Te6+O6·3H2O48181844322
Denningite  (*)NoneCaMn2+Te4+4O1048181844322
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O48180366
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44818184432651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)248181844329895
Dugganite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3(TeO6)(AsO4)2481818442918
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O4818484430,84432,84433,8443434
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe4818043
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS448180910
Eztlite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+3(Te4+O3)3(SO4)O2Cl48181844322
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS448180163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF248181844329617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)481818443285
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1248180663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4818284429,8443324243
Geffroyite  (*)Pentlandite(Cu,Fe,Ag)9Se8481818443310
Giraudite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)As4Se13481807
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4818284432,844337437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4818384429,84430,8443230554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S134818384429,84432,8443372
Graemite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·H2O48181844296
Gruzdevite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3Sb4S124818284432,844335
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O48181844326890
Hakite-(Hg)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se13481818443212
Haycockite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu4Fe5S84818012
Henryite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 (x~0.4)4818284429,844324
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te4818384429,84432,84433804
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)48180123
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI48180180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64818484430,84432,84433,844342228
Jensenite  (*)NoneCu2+3Te6+O6·2H2O48181844293
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS248180102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448181844325591
Khinite  (*)NoneCu2+3PbTe6+O6(OH)24818014
Kinichilite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3·4.5H2O48181844322
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6481818443263
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe4481818443221
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe84818184432111
Kuranakhite  (*)NonePbMn4+Te6+O648181844327
Leadamalgam  (*)NoneHgPb248181844293
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)4818384431,84432,84434234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)248180987
Luanheite  (*)NoneAg3Hg4818017
Mackayite  (*)NoneFe3+Te4+2O5(OH)4818484430,84432,84433,8443412
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24818384429,84432,8443412537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O4818184430443
Miersite  (*)SphaleriteAgI4818010
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl48181844321107
Moctezumite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(Te4+O3)248181844321
Molybdomenite  (*)NonePbSe4+O3481818443215
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38481818443219
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)4818284431,84434362
Mroseite  (*)NoneCaTe4+O2(CO3)4818284432,844333
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2481818443217380
Nasledovite  (*)AlumohydrocalcitePbMn2+3Al4O5(SO4)(CO3)4·5H2O48181844332
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S74818032
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O48181844302994
Paradocrasite  (*)NoneSb2(Sb,As)24818284429,844326
Paraschachnerite  (*)NoneAg3Hg2481818442911
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO24818284432,8443320
Petrovicite  (*)PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5481806
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe248180409
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64818184432477
Plumbotellurite  (*)NonePb(Te4+O3)48181844323
Poubaite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2(Se,Te,S)4481806
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O4818284430,8443212
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)48180494
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)44818284432,84434369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3481801425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24818384429,84432,8443439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO248181844323106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24818484430,84432,84433,8443461156
Quetzalcoatlite  (*)NoneCu2+3Zn6Te6+2O12(OH)6·(Ag,Pb,   )Cl48181844296
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe2481818443252
Rozhdestvenskayaite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S1348181844321
Schachnerite  (*)NoneAg1.1Hg0.94818014
Schmitterite  (*)None(UO2)(Te4+O3)4818484430,84432,84433,844346
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe4818184432143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)48181844326417
Silver  (*)CopperAg4818284429,844325186
Skippenite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se2Te4818384429,84432,844336
Sonoraite  (*)NoneFe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O481818443211
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS481818443221482
Spiroffite  (*)NoneMn2+2Te4+3O84818284429,844324
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)48180446
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)481818442992
Teineite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·2H2O481818442914
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO24818384432,84433,8443452
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe4818484430,84432,84433,84434190
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO48181844291101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S4818184432510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134818384429,84433,844345317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)481801006
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe481818443283
Tlalocite  (*)NoneCu10Zn6(Te4+O3)(Te6+O4)2Cl(OH)25·27H2O48181844292
Tlapallite  (*)None(Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2·3H2O4818284429,844325
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O4818384430,84434,844351059
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe48180100
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2481802718
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS348180297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO448181844321655
Xocolatlite  (*)NoneCa2Mn4+2Te6+2O12·H2O48181844322
Xocomecatlite  (*)NoneCu3(Te6+O4)(OH)4481818442910
Yafsoanite  (*)GarnetCa3Te6+2(ZnO4)348181844324
Zemannite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3·nH2O (3≤n≤4.5)48181844327


3 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
Emily000421423840±2K-Ar whole rock     2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMoctezumaDeen & Atkinson (1988) EG83_1841 
Hg-000214818 K-Ar     AktashiteHg2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Deen and Atkinson (1988); Camprubi et al. (2003);   
Mo-000344818 K-Ar     Jordisite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Camprubi et al. (2003); Deen and Atkinson (1988)   

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130488Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R130488
R060115Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060115
R070198Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070198
R070407Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070407
R060226Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060226
R070744Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070744
R060332Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060332
R050285Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R050285
R060888Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060888
R070738Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070738
R050273Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R050273
R080026Candelaria Mine (Candelaria Prospect), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R080026
R070545Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070545
R080003Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R080003
C130838Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/C130838
R061023Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R061023
R060802Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060802
R080008Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R080008
R060524Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060524
R070606Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070606

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