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Locality Name:
Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 28
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 157113
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157113.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cantón Cohoni
Cerro Negro Mine
Urania Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 As Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al K O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteTopaz

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2826326024,26025,260269052
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21260245171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22826326024,26025,2602627198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2226024,260259617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2826226025,2602624243
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)126024469
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21260245674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212602517380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)282602349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22826326024,26025,2602639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82826226024,260269056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22826326024,26025,2602661156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2826226024,260264894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2826226025,2602621482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21260241476


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
Kaitlynn000015282628-26K-Arage of sulphidepyrrhotiteCR-103B  Pyrrhotite  190045Urania Mine, Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz, BoliviaUraniaTilton et al. (1981)10.1130/MEM154-p791MGSA154_791 
Kaitlynn000016282628-26K-Arage of sulphidechalcopyriteCR-103B  Chalcopyrite  190045Urania Mine, Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz, BoliviaUraniaTilton et al. (1981)10.1130/MEM154-p791MGSA154_791 

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