Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Loja Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 132428
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132428.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Loja Province, Ecuador": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dynasty Goldfield
El Valle - Lucero Clay Deposit
Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit
Los Linderos Cu Deposit
Olmedo Canton
Paltas Canton
Rio Playas Cu Deposit
Sozoranga Canton

Latitude: 4°3'9"S
Longitude: 79°39'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.0525,-79.656944444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Spinel	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*

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 As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Spinel Wurtzite

29 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49049	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	49041	470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9.6	9.6	1	49042	966
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9.6	9.6	1	49042	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	49049	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	9.6	9.6	1	49042	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	49049	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5.3	4	49042,49043,49047,49049	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	49049	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	9.6	9.6	1	49042	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	49041	453
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	9.6	9.6	1	49042	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9.6	9.6	1	49042	651
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	9.6	9.6	1	49042	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	49049	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	23	5.3	4	49042,49043,49047,49049	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9.6	9.6	1	49042	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9.6	9.6	1	49042	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9.6	9.6	1	49042	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9.6	9.6	1	49042	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	49049	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	9.6	9.6	1	49042	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	49049	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	9.6	9.6	1	49042	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	5.3	3	49042,49043,49047	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	49049	492
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	5.3	4	49042,49043,49047,49049	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	9.6	9.6	1	49042	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			2	49041,49049	61156

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-00498	9.6	9.6	9.6	Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206858	Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Fierro Urcu	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00495	23	5.3	Miocene	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206854	Los Linderos Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Los Linderos	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00496	23	5.3	Miocene	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206855	Rio Playas Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Rio Playas	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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