Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Cochabamba, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 14506
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14506.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cochabamba, Bolivia": 140
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 99

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Arque Province
Ayopaya Province
Campero Province
Capinota Province
Cercado Province
Chapare Province
Esteban Arce Province
Mizque Province
Quillacollo Province
Tapacari Province

Latitude: 17°38'47"S
Longitude: 66°10'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.646388888889,-66.166666666667
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti U V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: K N Ni O S Sb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyrite
AtacamiteBaryteBastnäsiteBoraciteBranneriteBrochantiteBurbankiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
CylindriteDanburiteDiasporeEdingtoniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
HarmotomeIronKaoliniteLöllingiteLazuliteMalachiteMarcasiteMckelveyiteMelanteriteMica
MilleriteMiniumMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParalstonitePerovskite
PolybasitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteStilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmaline
TridymiteTungstiteTurquoiseUllmanniteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

155 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Amesite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augelite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bellbergite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boracite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Danburite  (*)
Daqingshanite-(Ce)  (*)Dawsonite  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Donnayite-(Y)  (*)Dravite  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ericaite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Franckeite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenalite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Krasnovite  (*)
Langite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Litharge  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Minium  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Nickeline  (*)Niter  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Olekminskite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Oxy-dravite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)Povondraite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rammelsbergite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorbastnäsite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volkonskoite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S225736,257962793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2425805,25824,25825,258463419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O614566325765,25798,258051022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6125798286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)14566325764,25765,257918803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14566125765706
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)41456612576574
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O14566425765,25782,25791,257981627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21258052162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O1456612576592
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31257871534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)625747,25808,25814,25821,25824,258501588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)214566425765,25766,25782,258653092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O125874445
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2125805718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)525805,25810,25813,25846,258713250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs125784379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS325738,25767,257849052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3125736544
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)312578479
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O614566325765,25846,258482060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21258695509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14566925736,25765,25766,25784,25785,25803,25853,25860,2586911547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O12587182
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F14566125766304
Bellbergite  (*)None(K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4(Si,Al)36O72·30H2O145661257653
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1257841966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31257841935
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl425805,25814,25817,2582357
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4225865,258695516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11125862843
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6125784248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61258651633
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)51456612576552
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566925743,25764,25765,25766,25783,25789,25791,25814,2585927770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O14566325764,25765,25791232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2725737,25738,25739,25740,25741,25784,257855171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)425744,25789,25803,258604979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O225784,25869925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1258695707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566825738,25765,25784,25789,25805,25860,25869,2587427198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl225736,257441382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4225783,257873902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4125783951
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O1456612576570
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS225871,258732600
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O225737,25738382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1258694165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16125802599
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O81125805,25812,25814,25816,25817,25818,25823,25824,25826,25827,25840148
Daqingshanite-(Ce)  (*)NoneSr3Ce(PO4)(CO3)3145661257659
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)21456612576590
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414566125765651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O614566225765,258054135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145662025765,25766,25781,25805,25808,25810,25811,25813,25814,25816,25817,25820,25824,25826,25827,25828,25830,25831,25840,258499895
Donnayite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaSr3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O1456612576513
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)325784,25805,25824648
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O1456612576526
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1257918173
Ericaite  (*)BoraciteFe2+3B7O13Cl1258057
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)225767,25784551
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2125791271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F14566425737,25740,25765,257842740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF214566425765,25766,25784,257859617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)225787,257951188
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.912574052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145661525736,25739,25744,25765,25782,25785,25789,25790,25791,25796,25803,25858,25860,25863,2586624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14566625745,25765,25782,25790,25854,258557437
Gold  (*)CopperAu625768,25772,25776,25784,25789,2579030554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O14566125765167
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)614566125765173
Graphite  (*)NoneC1258052812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)41456612576561
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O625805,25810,25814,25825,25827,258716890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl325805,25840,258421398
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O14566125765290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3145661525745,25746,25765,25784,25785,25790,25802,25805,25811,25814,25824,25846,25854,25855,2586914640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O14566225765,25782144
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O225805,25846341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61257891066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31257875433
Iron  (*)IronFe1257951089
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14425738,25785,25789,25790784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6225784,258022228
Krasnovite  (*)NoneBa(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2·H2O145661257653
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O125784593
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2125784232
Litharge  (*)NonePbO125866139
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)22025805,25808,25811,25812,25814,25816,25817,25818,25820,25824,25825,25826,25827,25828,25830,25831,25843,25845,25847,2584993
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O412580598
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)14566925766,25781,25783,25805,25814,25825,25829,25840,258491487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566725765,25766,25783,25785,25787,25791,2582414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2625784,25789,25805,25824,25858,2586912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2325740,25784,258695674
Mckelveyite-(Y)  (*)MckelveyiteNaBa3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O145661257659
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O125784915
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312587187
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14566225765,258054924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1456601066
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4125866247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214566225765,257915800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)125783153
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O12587484
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2625740,25772,25784,25814,25824,2584917380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O145661257651236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)14566525764,25765,25787,25791,25798884
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs225740,25874633
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)145660181
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31456612576564
Olekminskite  (*)ParalstoniteSr2(CO3)2145661257658
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14566325764,25765,257912349
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O12580524
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS125874767
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1456612576519
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3225783,25787495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2225787,258052273
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)125784140
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]125736716
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O125814102
Povondraite  (*)TourmalineNaFe3+3(Fe3+4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O225805,258217
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21257911898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145662225736,25737,25738,25739,25740,25765,25768,25772,25781,25783,25784,25785,25787,25789,25791,25805,25814,25823,25824,25826,25846,2586939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1257361725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8325738,25739,257849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22225737,25738,25739,25740,25767,25768,25772,25776,25781,25784,25790,25803,25808,25811,25814,25816,25825,25828,25858,25859,25869,2587161156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2125874233
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2225783,258055614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2125740317
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)125798598
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)325805,25824,258252705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O14566125765390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O325767,25784,258741153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)145661025737,25738,25739,25740,25765,25784,25785,25789,25871,258746417
Silver  (*)CopperAg225789,257965186
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl14566625764,25765,25780,25782,25787,25798444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS145661125736,25739,25740,25765,25785,25789,25790,25792,25860,25863,2586621482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4125740668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3725768,25772,25776,25862,25863,25866,258713418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O125811456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)14566225765,25766589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2625805,25816,25817,25824,25846,258493337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131258051803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13325736,25740,257905317
Thorbastnäsite  (*)BastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2·3H2O14566225765,2576614
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)14566225765,257661006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O14566225765,257874899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2225811,258242562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1257951044
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O225767,25784118
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O125743484
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS145660293
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl14566125765605
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O125784636
Volkonskoite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O12578122
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS125784372


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001189MAGMATIC STYLE: U-shaped intrusion of 300x900 m and a network of dykes varying from a few centimetres to several metres thick. Sodalite-nepheline syenite, other types of feldspathoid-bearing syenites and minor ijolite.
Jen_0001190MAGMATIC STYLE: Intrusion of 1x2 km and numerous small dykes and lens-shaped bodies.


2 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
Jen_000118914566Probably Cretaceous        11111Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, BoliviaCerro SapoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000119014566Probably Cretaceous        121118Chiarake (Chiaracke; Chiaraque), Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, BoliviaChiarackeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-66Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-66
R050181Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050181
R050646Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050646
R050645Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050645
R080115Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R080115
R050592Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050592
R060405Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R060405
R070002Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070002
FKM-71Cristalmayu Valley, Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-71
R061093Locotal Mine (Magdita Mine), El Palmar Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R061093
R120167Locotal Mine (Magdita Mine), El Palmar Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R120167

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