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Locality Name:
Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 15.89
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.46

mindat Locality ID: 191973
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191973.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Amaro Deposit
Chailhuagon Au-Cu Deposit
Perol Au-Cu Deposit

Latitude: 6°54'54"S
Longitude: 78°21'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.915,-78.359444444444

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: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H K O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteGarnet
KaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzSpinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)215.8915.461960603419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)615.8915.460966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)15.8915.461960601588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415.8915.46396060,96061,960625516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15.8915.4619606027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15.8915.46296061,960625707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215.8915.46396060,96061,9606227198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15.8915.46296061,960624165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615.8915.461960604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15.8915.46296060,960618173
Gold  (*)CopperAu15.8915.4619606030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)315.8915.461960601544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315.8915.4619606014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)415.8915.4605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415.8915.46396060,96061,9606214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215.8915.461960605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215.8915.4619606017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215.8915.46396060,96061,9606239462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)215.8915.460771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215.8915.46396060,96061,9606261156



1 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
PorphCu-0022015.8915.4615.80±0.09 – 15.58±0.12 (Ar-Ar)      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, PyrophylliteCu191973Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, PeruMinas CongaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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