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Locality Name:
Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 136

mindat Locality ID: 131960
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131960.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Belen Clay Deposit
El Hito Cu Deposit (Pachicutza; Santa Barbara)
Fruta Del Norte Au-Ag Deposit
Mirador Cu-Mo Deposit
Nambija District
Palanda Canton
Pangui District
Paquisha Canton
Warintza Cu-Mo-Au Deposit

Latitude: 4°2'52"S
Longitude: 78°47'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.0477777777778,-78.783611111111

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	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Diopside ()*
Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Opal ()*	Paragonite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Valentinite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	49083	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	201.6	136	3	49087,49091,49093	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	49083	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	201.6	136	2	49091,49108	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	201.6	145	9	49085,49086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,49105,49108	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	201.6	145.5	1	49090	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	49083,49119	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	49083	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	154	136	2	49091,49115	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	49083	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201.6	145	7	49083,49086,49088,49093,49097,49100,49106	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	49083	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	201.6	136	5	49084,49091,49114,49115,49120	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201.6	136	11	49082,49083,49090,49091,49093,49105,49114,49115,49116,49119,49120	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	201.6	145.5	2	49114,49115	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	49083	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	201.6	145.5	1	49114	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	201.6	136	4	49082,49091,49093,49114	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	49081	453
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201.6	136	1	49085	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	201.6	136	16	49082,49083,49085,49086,49088,49090,49091,49093,49094,49097,49100,49104,49105,49108,49115,49120	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	49083	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201.6	136	4	49083,49090,49091,49119	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	154	154	1	49115	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	158.4	154	1	49115	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	201.6	145	13	49083,49085,49086,49087,49093,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,49108,49119	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	201.6	145	7	49086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,49105	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	201.6	136	1	49085	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201.6	136	7	49083,49085,49088,49091,49093,49100,49115	14640
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	49083	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	201.6	145.5	3	49083,49090,49115	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	49083	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	201.6	136	4	49091,49093,49115,49120	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	201.6	136	3	49082,49091,49114	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	49083	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	49083	255
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	201.6	136	9	49082,49090,49091,49092,49105,49114,49115,49116,49120	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	201.6	145.5	2	49090,49115	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201.6	136	11	49082,49083,49084,49088,49090,49091,49093,49114,49115,49116,49120	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	201.6	145.5	2	49114,49115	186
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	49083	2994
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201.6	145.5	2	49090,49115	247
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	201.6	145.5	2	49090,49115	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	146	136	1	49091	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	49083	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	49083	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201.6	136	14	49082,49083,49090,49091,49093,49097,49105,49106,49108,49114,49115,49116,49119,49120	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	201.6	145	1	49093	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201.6	136	4	49083,49090,49091,49115	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	201.6	145	18	49081,49083,49085,49086,49088,49093,49094,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,49108,49114,49115,49116,49119	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	49083,49119	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	49083	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	146	136	1	49091	5614
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			1	49083	179
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	49083	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201.6	136	8	49082,49083,49091,49093,49106,49108,49114,49119	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	49083	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	49083	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	201.6	145	2	49087,49093	4899
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	49083	369

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
PorphCu-00633	201.6	145.5	Jurassic					Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	209836	El Hito Cu Deposit (Pachicutza; Santa Barbara), Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	El Hito	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00490	201.6	145.5	Jurassic					Chalcocite	Cu	206849	Mirador Cu-Mo Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Mirador	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00214	201.6	145.5	Jurassic					Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	191536	Cerro Colorado-Tumi Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Tumi	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00215	146	136	141±5					Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	191530	Cumay Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Cumay	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00399	147.8	146.2	147.0±0.8	Re-Os	molybdenite	DTR536, surface sample	Molybdenite		Mo	191535	Guaysimi Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Guaysimi–David	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
Mo-00396	146.4	145.4	145.9±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	DTR437, prospect dump	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	El Tierrero	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
Mo-00397	146	145	145.5±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	DTR438, prospect dump	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	El Tierrero	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
Mo-00398	146.1	145.1	145.6±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	DTR438, prospect dump	Molybdenite		Mo	209615	El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	El Tierrero	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
Mo-00443	153.8	152.8	153.3±0.5	Re-Os, U-Pb	molybdenite	PA020398, 249.5 m	Molybdenite		Mo	206851	Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Panantza	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
PorphCu-00492	201.6	145.5	Jurassic					Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Neotocite	Cu	206851	Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Panantza	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00450	158.4	157.2	157.8±0.6	Re-Os	molybdenite	SC091198, 144.80 m	Molybdenite		Mo	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	San Carlos	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
Mo-00451	157.6	156.4	157.0±0.6	Re-Os	molybdenite	SC091198, 144.80 m	Molybdenite		Mo	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	San Carlos	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
PorphCu-00631	154	154	154					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Gibbsite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Neotocite	Cu	209628	San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	San Carlos	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00449	155.4	154.4	154.9±0.5	Re-Os, U-Pb	molybdenite	Sutsu, surface sample	Molybdenite		Mo	209627	Sutsu Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Sutsu	Chiaradia et al. (2009)	10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6	MD44_371
PorphCu-00494	201.6	145.5	Jurassic					Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206853	Warintza Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador	Warintza	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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