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Locality Name:
Chojlla Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 203
Youngest recorded age at locality: 203

mindat Locality ID: 10062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chojlla Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°23'"S
Longitude: 67°45'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.383333333333,-67.75
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 As Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumFluoriteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteTopaz
Tungstite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tungstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20320309052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S320320301935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO220320305171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2203203027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1820320301008
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)2032030551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220320309617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS203203024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3203203014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)2032030469
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220320305800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2203203017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2203203039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820320309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2203203061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)20320304894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)20320306417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS203203021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F220320301476
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O2032030118


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
Kaitlynn000014203203203K-Arage of sulphidechalcopyriteCR-65B  Chalcopyrite  10062Chojlla Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, BoliviaChojllaTilton et al. (1981)10.1130/MEM154-p791MGSA154_791 

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