Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 12249
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12249.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Atacocha Mining District
Diamante Mine
Esperanza Mine
Excelsior Mine
Matagente
Quisque Mining District (Minasaragra)

Latitude: 10°34'16"S
Longitude: 76°12'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.571111111111,-76.215277777778

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.

Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Starkeyite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O S Sb Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Epsomite
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Starkeyite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Valleriite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dimorphite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Famatinite ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goslarite ()*
Gratonite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mallardite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orpiment ()*	Patrónite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Römerite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Schwertmannite ()*
Seligmannite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Starkeyite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valleriite ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	30	30	1	96382	312
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	30	30	0		966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	96389	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	30	30	1	96382	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	30	30	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	30	30	2	96383,96389	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	96388	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	96388	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	30	30	2	96383,96385	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	30	30	6	96382,96383,96385,96388,96389,96390	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	96389	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	96388,96389	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	96387	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	30	30	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	30	30	1	96382	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	30	30	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	96388	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	30	30	0		2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	30	30	0		651
Dimorphite ()*	None	As₄S₃			1	96388	5
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	96388	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			2	96386,96388	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	30	30	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	96387	484
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	30	30	0		163
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O			1	96388	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	30	30	3	96382,96383,96385	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	30	30	4	96382,96383,96385,96388	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	96389	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	96387,96388	188
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅			1	96388	24
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	96388	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	96388	14640
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	96389	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	96389	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	30	30	2	96382,96383	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	96388	2228
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	30	30	1	96385	234
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			2	96386,96388	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	96388,96390	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	30	30	0		12537
Mallardite ()*	Melanterite	Mn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	96388	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	30	30	1	96382	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	96388	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	96388	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	30	30	2	96382,96383	511
Patrónite ()*	None	VS₄			1	96390	8
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	96389	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	30	30	7	96382,96383,96385,96386,96388,96389,96390	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	96388	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	96389	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	30	30	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	30	30	5	96382,96383,96385,96388,96389	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	30	30	2	96382,96383	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	30	30	3	96382,96383,96385	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	30	30	1	96385	969
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	96387	53
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			1	96387	115
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	96388	293
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O			1	96388	37
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃			1	96388	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	30	30	2	96385,96388	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	96389	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	96389	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	30	30	3	96382,96383,96388	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	96388	79
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	96388	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	30	30	1	96385	5317
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	30	30	1	96383	237
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	30	30	0		86

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
	sedznpb-00361	30	30	30											185808	Atacocha Mine, Atacocha Mining District, Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru	Atacocha	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070167	Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru	https://rruff.info/R070167
R050365	Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru	https://rruff.info/R050365
R130119	Cerro De Pasco, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru	https://rruff.info/R130119

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