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Locality Name:
Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 39.1

mindat Locality ID: 12262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Bolivia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi)
Vilacota Mine

Latitude: 18°26'50"S
Longitude: 66°38'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.447222222222,-66.642777777778

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlluauditeAluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBournonite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCylindriteDiasporeEpsomiteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteLaueiteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMelanteriteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpiment
PerovskitePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileRömeriteScheeliteSerpentineSphalerite
StanniteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTourmalineTungstiteTurquoiseVauxiteVivianiteWavellite
WurtziteZircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cookeite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cylindrite  (*)Diadochite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Evansite  (*)Faustite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferrivauxite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorwavellite  (*)Franckeite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hagendorfite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jeanbandyite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mélonjosephite  (*)
Metavauxite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Natanite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paravauxite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sigloite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tungstite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vauxite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wickmanite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O48.539.1126547470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)648.539.1126547966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)48.539.11265472734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)448.539.1126547246
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs48.539.1126547379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS48.539.11265479052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)348.539.112654779
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)248.539.11265475509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)48.539.112654711547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O348.539.1126547214
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl48.539.112654771
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi48.539.11265471966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S348.539.11265471935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS448.539.11265475516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1148.539.1126547843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS348.539.11265471089
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)648.539.1126547359
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO248.539.1226547,265485171
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O448.539.1126547352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O48.539.1126547925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S48.539.11265475707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS248.539.112654727198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O48.539.112654777
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O48.539.112654793
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl48.539.1126547203
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O48.539.11265473531
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)848.539.1126547181
Copper  (*)CopperCu48.539.11265473846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1848.539.11265471008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS48.539.11265474165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)648.539.1126547310
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)448.539.112654754
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O48.539.11265472970
Cylindrite  (*)CylindriteFePb3Sn4Sb2S1448.539.112654717
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O48.539.112654781
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)48.539.1126547648
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O48.539.1126547484
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O48.539.112654756
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O48.539.112654724
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)48.539.1126547551
Ferrivauxite  (*)VauxiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O48.539.11265471
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)648.539.112654773
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F48.539.11265472740
Fluorwavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O48.539.112654726
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.948.539.112654752
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS48.539.112654724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)48.539.11265477437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)648.539.1126547173
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS48.539.1126547717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O48.539.11265476890
Hagendorfite  (*)AlluauditeNa2MnFe2+Fe3+(PO4)348.539.112654717
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O48.539.1126547409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O348.539.112654714640
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)648.539.112654782
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O48.539.1126547144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)48.539.1126547469
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1448.539.1126547784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)648.539.11265472228
Jeanbandyite  (*)PerovskiteFe3+Sn(OH)5O48.539.11265477
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448.539.11265475591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)248.539.1126547987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)248.539.112654712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS248.539.1226547,265485674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O48.539.1126547915
Mélonjosephite  (*)NoneCaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)48.539.11265476
Metavauxite  (*)NoneFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O48.539.11265472
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)48.539.1126547945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)248.539.112654717380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448.539.1126547112
Natanite  (*)PerovskiteFe2+Sn4+(OH)648.539.112654714
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O48.539.11265472994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S348.539.1126547511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)48.539.11265472349
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O48.539.112654719
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O48.539.1126547265
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)648.539.1126547170
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS348.539.11265471425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS248.539.1226547,2654839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl48.539.11265471725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S848.539.11265479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO248.539.112654761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS48.539.1126547712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)48.539.11265471711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)548.539.1126547206
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O48.539.1126547115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO248.539.11265475614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)48.539.11265474894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)48.539.11265476417
Sigloite  (*)LaueiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3·7H2O48.539.11265474
Silver  (*)CopperAg48.539.11265475186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS48.539.1226547,2654821482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS448.539.1126547668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S348.539.11265473418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS48.539.11265472045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO48.539.11265471101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1348.539.11265475317
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O48.539.1126547118
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O48.539.1126547301
Vauxite  (*)NoneFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O48.539.11265477
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O48.539.1126547636
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)648.539.112654724
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS48.539.1126547372
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)48.539.1126547939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)48.539.11265475251



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
EPSL146_329_00148.539.143.8±4.7Sm-Ndcrystalization of apatiteapatite   Fluorapatite 12262Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, BoliviaLlallaguaRakovan et al. (1997) EPSL146_329 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070533Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070533
R070538Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070538
R050468Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050468
R050577Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050577
R070594Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070594
R070421Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070421
R060186Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R060186
R050194Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050194
R070017Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070017
R070724Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070724
R060925Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R060925
R040179Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R040179
R050314Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050314
X060017Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/X060017
R040185Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R040185
R050464Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosí, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050464


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