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Locality Name:
Maríe Elena Mine (Elena; Helena; Victoria), Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 45
Youngest recorded age at locality: 45

mindat Locality ID: 11784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maríe Elena Mine (Elena; Helena; Victoria), Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 C Ca Cu H O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu H O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBrochantiteGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2454505509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6454501633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S454505707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O454503531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O454502970
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O454506890
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24545012537



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
sedcu-000524545Eocene     Yes Cu4555Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, BoliviaCorocoroCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-000504545L. Tertiary       Cu11784Maríe Elena Mine (Elena; Helena; Victoria), Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, BoliviaSan SilvestreCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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