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Locality Name:
Velasco Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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

mindat Locality ID: 131780
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131780.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Velasco Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Cerro Manomo
Los Patos Pegmatite District
San Ignacio De Velasco
Santa Ana De Velasco
SerranĂ­a Huanchaca

Latitude: 16°1'42"S
Longitude: 60°38'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.028333333333,-60.639444444444

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Sr U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteBaryteBerylCalciteClayCoronaditeDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneQuartzRutileStaurolite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Siderite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3226738,267392353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2145661267303092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1456612673011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181267324286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1456612673027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2145661267305171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO21456612673094
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16126740599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145661267309895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F145661267302740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2145661267309617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14566226730,267387437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)614566126730173
Graphite  (*)NoneC226738,267402812
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH14566126730367
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41267325591
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O14566126730388
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2226732,2673817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1267352349
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21267403106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566626730,26732,26733,26734,26737,2673861156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)214566126730375
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)145661267306417
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)226738,26739978



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001188MAGMATIC STYLE: Lava and dykes. Alteration precludes determination of nature.


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
Jen_000118814566Probably CretaceousGeological.       11961Cerro Manomo, Velasco Province, Santa Cruz, BoliviaCerro ManomoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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