Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Oyon Province, Lima, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 24.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24.5

mindat Locality ID: 156107
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156107.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oyon Province, Lima, Peru": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Uchucchacua Area
Uchucchacua Mine

Latitude: 10°37'23"S
Longitude: 76°41'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.623055555556,-76.688055555556

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	Amphibole	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Columbite	Copper	Diaspore	Feldspar	Ferdowsiite	Fluorite	Garnet	Lillianite	Marcasite
Nickeline	None	Olivine	Orpiment	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quadratite	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite
Xanthoconite

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 B C Ca Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Axinite Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Columbite Copper Diaspore Feldspar Ferdowsiite Fluorite Garnet Lillianite Marcasite
Nickeline None Olivine Orpiment Polybasite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quadratite Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Wurtzite
Xanthoconite

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agmantinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Andradite ()*	Argyrodite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Baumhauerite ()*	Benavidesite ()*	Billingsleyite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Ferdowsiite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Friedelite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gratonite ()*	Grossular ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hyršlite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Kësterite ()*
Keutschite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganoquadratite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Marrite ()*	Menchettiite ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Oyonite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Seligmannite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spryite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tephroite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uchucchacuaite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Xanthoconite ()*

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	24.5	24.5	1	96358	2793
Agmantinite ()*	Wurtzite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	312
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1534
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	9052
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	88
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	15
Benavidesite ()*	None	Pb₄MnSb₆S₁₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	8
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	11
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1089
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	91
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	27198
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	24.5	24.5	1	96358	126
Ferdowsiite ()*	Ferdowsiite	Ag₈(Sb₅As₃)S₁₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	3
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	9617
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	105
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	24.5	24.5	1	96358	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	7437
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	24.5	24.5	1	96358	24
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1544
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	469
Hyršlite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	784
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	73
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	82
Keutschite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂AgAsS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	2
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	14899
Manganoquadratite ()*	Quadratite	AgMnAsS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	5674
Marrite ()*	None	AgPbAsS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	8
Menchettiite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₅Mn₃Ag₂Sb₆As₄S₂₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	87
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	300
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	186
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	2349
Oyonite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	24.5	24.5	1	96358	249
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	6
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	24.5	24.5	1	96358	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	24.5	24.5	1	96358	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	969
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	24.5	24.5	2	96357,96358	5186
Smithite ()*	None	AgAsS₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	21482
Spryite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	24.5	24.5	1	96358	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	24.5	24.5	1	96358	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	2562
Uchucchacuaite ()*	Lillianite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	24.5	24.5	1	96358	5
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	24.5	24.5	1	96358	372
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	24.5	24.5	1	96358	89

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
	sedznpb-00372	24.5	24.5	24.5											2544	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	Uchucchacua	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R090021	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R090021
R090041	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R090041
R100213	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100213

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