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Locality Name:
Quechua Cu Deposit, Ahuancata, Espinar Province, Cuzco, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 38

mindat Locality ID: 206948
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206948.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quechua Cu Deposit, Ahuancata, Espinar Province, Cuzco, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 14°58'47"S
Longitude: 71°18'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.979722222222,-71.306388888889

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Brochantite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Enargite
Epidote	Malachite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Wurtzite

Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Brochantite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Enargite
Epidote Malachite Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Wurtzite

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	38	38	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	38	38	1633
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	38	38	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	38	38	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	38	38	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	38	38	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	38	38	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	38	38	4165
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	38	38	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	38	38	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	38	38	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	38	38	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	38	38	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	38	38	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	38	38	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	38	38	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	38	38	9056
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	38	38	21482

1 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
	PorphCu-00525	38	38	38									Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	206948	Quechua Cu Deposit, Ahuancata, Espinar Province, Cuzco, Peru	Quechua	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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