Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Bolívar Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 34
Youngest recorded age at locality: 14

mindat Locality ID: 131953
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131953.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bolívar Province, Ecuador": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Balsapamba-Las Guardias Cu-Mo Deposit
Chaso Juan Cu-Au-Ag Deposit
Telimbela Cu-Au-Ag Deposit

Latitude: 1°32'19"S
Longitude: 79°7'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -1.5386111111111,-79.133055555556

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Covellite	Epidote	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel

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 Ca Cu Fe H Mo O S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Covellite Epidote Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	34	14	3	48965,48966,48967	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	34	20	1	48965	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	21	14	2	48966,48967	8173
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	34	14	3	48965,48966,48967	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	34	14	3	48965,48966,48967	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	34	14	3	48965,48966,48967	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	34	20	1	48965	9056
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	34	20	1	48965	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	34	20	1	48965	21482

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
PorphCu-00634	34	20	34–20	Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite	Cu	209837	Balsapamba-Las Guardias Cu-Mo Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Balzapamba-Las Guardias	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00500	21	19	21–19	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206860	Chaso Juan Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Chaso Juan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00493	16	14	16–14	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206852	Telimbela Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, Ecuador	Telimbela	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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