Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
El Oro Province, Ecuador

mindat Locality ID: 131957
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131957.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Oro Province, Ecuador": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Arenillas Canton
Atahualpa Canton
Marcabeli Feldspar Deposit
Piñas Canton
Portovelo Canton
Raspas Eclogitic Complex
Santa Rosa Canton
Zaruma Canton

Latitude: 3°38'24"S
Longitude: 79°47'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.64,-79.797222222222

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline

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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Barroisite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Covellite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Paragonite ()*	Petzite ()*	Plumosite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*
Schorl ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	49002,49008	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	48984,48989,49008	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	48984,48987,49000	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	49008	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	49002	2734
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	48984	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	48986,48998	9052
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	49000	49
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	49002,49008	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	48993,49002,49006	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	49008	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	9	48984,48989,48993,48994,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	48991	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	49002	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	49002	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	2	48995,49000	376
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	48984	951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	48989,49000	1025
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	48991,48994	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	48995	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	48989,49002	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7	48984,48989,48993,48994,49000,49006,49008	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	48992,48998,49002,49006,49008	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	48995	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	49008	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	48984,48995,49000	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	48986	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	48993,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	49000	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	48998,49002,49008	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	48993,49006,49008	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	49008	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	48993,48994,49006	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2	48995,49000	1507
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	48984	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	49008	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	48986,49002	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	48986,48998	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	48987	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	49008	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	48993,48995,48998,49000,49006,49008	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	1	49008	67
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	49000	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	49000	247
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	3	48993,49006,49008	409
Plumosite ()*	None	Pb₂Sb₂S₅	1	48998	18
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	49008	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	48984,48986,48991,48993,48994,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	49004,49007	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	49002	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	48984,48986,48987,48989,48993,48994,48995,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	49000	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1	49008	317
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	48986	2705
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	48991,48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	48989,48991	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	48984	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	49008	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	49008	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	48991,49008	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	48984,48989,49000	4899
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	49000,49008	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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