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Locality Name:
Guarayos Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 135349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guarayos Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ascensión De Guarayos
Miguela Prospect (Miguela Deposit; Miguela Project)

Latitude: 15°52'8"S
Longitude: 63°2'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.868888888889,-63.041666666667
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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayFeldsparFluoriteMicaNickelineNonePyrite
QuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTopaz

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181266944286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21266945171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250054112669627198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21266949617
Graphite  (*)NoneC25005411266962812
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4250054112669614899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2250054112669617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1266942349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2250054112669639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S825005411266969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250054112669661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS250054112669621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)126694978
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21266941476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)225005411266962562


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
vms-000632500541Proterozoic        249250Miguela Prospect (Miguela Deposit; Miguela Project), Guarayos Province, Santa Cruz, BoliviaMiguela A-ZoneMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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