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Locality Name:
Guitarra Mine, Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 35.02
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32.9

mindat Locality ID: 11681
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11681.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guitarra Mine, Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°2'0"N
Longitude: 100°3'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 19.033333333333,-100.05

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 C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Mn O Pb S Sb Se Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H In Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Se Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCubaniteEnargiteFluorite
KaoliniteLillianiteMarcasiteNonePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSartoriteSphalerite
StibniteTetrahedriteWurtziteXanthoconite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Argentotennantite-(Zn)  (*)Baryte  (*)Billingsleyite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Giraudite-(Zn)  (*)Gold  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pearceite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Twinnite  (*)Veenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S35.0234.7202793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)235.0234.7203092
Argentotennantite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteAg6(Cu4Zn2)As4S1335.0234.72014
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35.0234.72011547
Billingsleyite  (*)NoneAg7AsS635.0234.72011
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35.0234.72027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235.0234.72027198
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S835.0234.720126
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS435.0234.720910
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235.0234.7209617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1235.0234.720663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS335.0234.720105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS35.0234.72024243
Giraudite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)As4Se1335.0234.7207
Gold  (*)CopperAu35.0234.72030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS35.0234.720717
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)435.0234.7205591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)235.0234.720234
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS235.0234.7205674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS235.0234.720300
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O35.0234.7202994
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]35.0234.720249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]35.0234.720716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS335.0234.720733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS335.0234.7201425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235.0234.72039462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS335.0234.72084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235.0234.72061156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S2435.0234.72034
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35.0234.7206417
Silver  (*)CopperAg35.0234.7205186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35.0234.72021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS435.0234.720586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S335.0234.72062
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S335.0234.7203418
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS435.0234.72016
Veenite  (*)NonePb2(Sb,As)2S535.0234.7209
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS335.0234.72089



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_021epithermal
Emily000405rhyolitic feeder neck of Cerro El Penon


2 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
EG98_1029_tbl_1_02133.332.933.3–32.9Ar/Ar    Yes  18543Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, MexicoTemascaltepecCamprubi et al. (2003)10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029EG98_1029 
Emily00040535.0234.7234.87±0.1540Ar/39Ar whole rock     11681Guitarra Mine, Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, MexicoLa Guitarra deposit, Temascaltepec districtCamprubi et al. (2003)10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029EG98_1029 


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