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Locality Name:
Larecaja Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83
Youngest recorded age at locality: 83

mindat Locality ID: 14510
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14510.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Larecaja Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Candelaria Mine
Chacapa
Fabulosa Mine
Fenomenal Pegmatite
Fortaleza Pegmatite
Illampú Massif
La Consolidated Mine
Nueva Progresiva Lipichi Mine
Quiabaya
Sorata
Tipuani

Latitude: 15°50'"S
Longitude: 68°34'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.833333333333,-68.582777777778

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lazulite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Triplite	Tungstite	Vivianite
Wollastonite

Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutoferrite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Diopside ()*
Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterosite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*
Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Triphylite ()*	Triplite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Columbite Copper Corundum Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Lazulite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Olivine Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stibnite Tetradymite Triplite Tungstite Vivianite
Wollastonite

50 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
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	25975	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			5	25956,25959,25974,25975,25976	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			4	25959,25964,25971,25972	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	25967	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	25971	343
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	83	83	5	25959,25963,25972,25974,25976	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	83	83	3	25963,25971,25972	1935
Bismutoferrite ()*	Kaolinite	Fe³⁺₂Bi(SiO₄)₂(OH)			1	25972	51
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	25967	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	25972	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			11	25954,25956,25958,25959,25960,25961,25971,25972,25974,25975,25976	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	25959,25964,25971	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	25954	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	25975	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	25954	4135
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	25972	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	25967	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	25972,25974,25975,25976,25977	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	25971,25974,25975,25976	14640
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)			2	25956,25958	204
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	25959	469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	25958	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	25967	784
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	25959	232
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	25972	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	25974,25976	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	25959,25968	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			5	25954,25956,25958,25959,25964	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	25958	112
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	83	83	1	25963	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			7	25959,25964,25971,25972,25974,25976,25977	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			3	25959,25964,25971	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			8	25954,25959,25964,25967,25971,25972,25974,25976	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	83	83	3	25958,25963,25972	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			4	25954,25956,25958,25964	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	25967,25971	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			1	25972	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	25959,25964,25967,25971	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	25958	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			2	25956,25958	688
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	25959	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	25957	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	25971	3418
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	25972	510
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	25954	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			2	25958,25959	313
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F			3	25956,25958,25959	233
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O			1	25964	118
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	25958,25959	636
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	25954	1247

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	Kaitlynn000011	83	83	83	K-Ar	age of sulphide		galena	CR-342			Galena			7692	Ancohuma Peak (West Side), Illampú Massif, Larecaja Province, La Paz, Bolivia	Monolito	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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