Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 11111
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11111.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°56'50"S
Longitude: 66°52'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.947222222222,-66.874444444444

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.

Allanite	Alunite	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Burbankite	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Edingtonite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Mckelveyite	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Paralstonite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Rocksalt	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti V Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Analcime Ancylite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bastnäsite Burbankite Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diaspore Edingtonite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Harmotome Kaolinite Mckelveyite Molybdenite Natrolite None Paralstonite Pyrite Pyroxene
Rocksalt Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tridymite Zircon

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Amesite ()*	Analcime ()*
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bellbergite ()*
Burbankite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*
Daqingshanite-(Ce) ()*	Dawsonite ()*	Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Donnayite-(Y) ()*	Edingtonite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Goyazite ()*	Greenalite ()*	Harmotome ()*
Hematite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Krasnovite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mckelveyite-(Y) ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nordstrandite ()*
Olekminskite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Paranatrolite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Thorbastnäsite ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Vanadinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	145	66	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	145	66	706
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	145	66	74
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	145	66	1627
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	145	66	92
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	145	66	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	145	66	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	145	66	11547
Bellbergite ()*	None	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄(Si,Al)₃₆O₇₂·30H₂O	145	66	3
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅	145	66	52
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	145	66	232
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	66	27198
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	145	66	70
Daqingshanite-(Ce) ()*	None	Sr₃Ce(PO₄)(CO₃)₃	145	66	9
Dawsonite ()*	None	NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂	145	66	90
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	66	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	9895
Donnayite-(Y) ()*	Mckelveyite	NaSr₃CaY(CO₃)₆·3H₂O	145	66	13
Edingtonite ()*	Edingtonite	Ba(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·4H₂O	145	66	26
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	145	66	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	145	66	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	66	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	145	66	167
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	145	66	173
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄	145	66	61
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	145	66	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	66	14640
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	145	66	144
Krasnovite ()*	None	Ba(Al,Mg)(PO₄,CO₃)(OH)₂·H₂O	145	66	3
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	14899
Mckelveyite-(Y) ()*	Mckelveyite	NaBa₃CaY(CO₃)₆·3H₂O	145	66	9
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	66	5800
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	145	66	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	145	66	884
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	145	66	64
Olekminskite ()*	Paralstonite	Sr₂(CO₃)₂	145	66	8
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	66	2349
Paranatrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	145	66	19
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	66	39462
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	145	66	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	145	66	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	66	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	145	66	589
Thorbastnäsite ()*	Bastnäsite	ThCa(CO₃)₂F₂·3H₂O	145	66	14
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	145	66	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	145	66	4899
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	145	66	605

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001189	MAGMATIC STYLE: U-shaped intrusion of 300x900 m and a network of dykes varying from a few centimetres to several metres thick. Sodalite-nepheline syenite, other types of feldspathoid-bearing syenites and minor ijolite.

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
	Jen_0001189	145	66	Probably Cretaceous											11111	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	Cerro Sapo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-66	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-66
R050181	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050181
R050646	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050646
R050645	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050645
R080115	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R080115
R050592	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050592
R060405	Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060405

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