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Locality Name:
Dominican Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 209
Youngest recorded age at locality: 40

mindat Locality ID: 16118
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16118.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dominican Republic": 49
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Barahona Province
Dajabón Province
El Seibo Province (El Seybo Province)
Hato Mayor Province
La Vega Province
María Trinidad Sánchez Province
Monseñor Nouel Province
Pedernales Province
Peravia Province
San Juan Province
Sánchez Ramírez Province
Santiago Province
Santo Domingo Province

Latitude: 18°55'39"N
Longitude: 70°29'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.9275,-70.484444444444

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H I Ir K Mg Mn Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAuricuprideBaryteBournoniteBowieiteBruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargite
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLawsoniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMeloniteMica
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePrehnitePyrite
PyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteWurtziteZinkeniteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Amesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Barroisite  (*)Baryte  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Bowieite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Falcondoite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Ferronickelplatinum  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Garutiite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gratonite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hexaferrum  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Jadeite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Laurite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natroalunite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Népouite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pecoraite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pilsenite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ruthenium  (*)Rutile  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Talc  (*)Taramite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Willemseite  (*)Winchite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Zaccariniite  (*)
Zinkenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2130401486843419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)13040248668,486848803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31486682353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe145100148673489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)68040148684966
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)414866874
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1486791588
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O148665143
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe348663,48666,48671166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2145100248673,486935509
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214866849
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14540248673,4868411547
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)148675195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4145100348673,48691,486935516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1113040148684843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3130401486841089
Bowieite  (*)BowieiteRh2S314866633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2148671462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2130130248679,48684361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14540848647,48650,48653,48655,48673,48684,48686,4869127770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2148668309
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O145100148673925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S145100448653,48673,48691,486925707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2145100648653,48673,48679,48691,48692,4869327198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS213040148684162
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8148668577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4548663,48664,48665,48666,486713902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4248663,48671951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81486681756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1486681025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1486533846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1451001486734165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)13040148684481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1451001486731027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61486684135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16145100148673300
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS413040148684910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13040648647,48650,48668,48679,48684,486928173
Falcondoite  (*)Sepiolite ClayNi4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O248663,486714
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2148668129
Ferronickelplatinum  (*)PotaritePt2FeNi14867113
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1486531188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14540248673,4868424243
Garutiite  (*)None(Ni,Fe,Ir)1486712
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3145100248673,48675504
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2148668286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)145100448663,48665,48671,486737437
Gold  (*)CopperAu145100448656,48658,48673,4868430554
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S151304014868424
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31486681544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O348648,48679,486866890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl248648,486771398
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6148668741
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3145100148673104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3145100648647,48653,48665,48673,48691,4869314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te14540248673,48684804
Hexaferrum  (*)None(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)1486712
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI145100148673180
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS148671154
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6148668154
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414540248673,486845591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214866846
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe8145100248673,48684111
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2348663,48666,48671226
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O148668121
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4348663,48665,48671359
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4148665229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4648647,48653,48663,48665,48668,4867114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2145100448653,48673,48691,4869312537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214540548668,48673,48679,48684,4869217380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)613040148684128
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O248647,486531236
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4248663,4867166
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6148668229
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2148668247
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2148668313
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)414867140
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)248647,48653363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81486711512
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2148679409
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te314510014867357
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2130401486841898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145100748647,48673,48679,48684,48691,48692,4869339462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3148668341
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)213040148684771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145401448647,48650,48653,48658,48663,48665,48668,48671,48673,48679,48684,48686,48691,4869361156
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu14867146
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO213040248668,486845614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O248663,48671241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)130401486846417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS145100348673,48679,4868421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41486711934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3130401486843418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS130401486842045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)613040148684105
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2348653,48663,486713337
Taramite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)214866810
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe13040148684190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3145100148673276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1314540348673,48679,486841803
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe14867166
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1314540248673,486845317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1486684899
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe148679100
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O148653652
Willemseite  (*)Clay TalcNi3Si4O10(OH)2248663,4867115
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)214866851
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61304014868462
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S814510014867370
Zaccariniite  (*)NoneRhNiAs1486712
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S4213040148684228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)248668,486795251



17 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-00460145100Early Cretaceous        222130Cerro Maimón Mine (Cerro De Maimón Deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican RepublicCerro de MaimonMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
AJES44_373-00018130130~130       Au19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
Giersdorf_00000526113111112±1Re-Os pyrite197-95.7-a  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000527116112114±2Re-Os pyrite197-95.7-b  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000528122118120±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-a  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000529121117119±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-b  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000530118114116±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-c  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000531123117120±3Re-Os sphalerite227-92-d  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000532112108110±2Re-Os sphalerite235-20.2-a  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000533116112114±2Re-Os pyrite220-163.0-a  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000534115.6108.2111.9±3.7Re-Os highpyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all pyrite data
Giersdorf_00000535128.4114.6121.5±6.9Re-Os highsphalerite   SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all sphalerite data
Giersdorf_00000536209111160±49Re-OsAge is expressed as inaccurate and impreciselow      19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all shale data and listed as "imprecise"; age is deprioritized in the MED
Giersdorf_00000537119109119-109U-PbAge is associated with the mineralization period of the depositzircon   ZirconZircon 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000538804080-40K-Ar, Ar-ArAge is noted to be very different from other methods of analysis and is indicative of a younger thermal event which reset the Ar readingalunite, illite   Alunite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoArribas et al. (2011)10.2113/econgeo.106.6.1059EG106_1059 
Giersdorf_00000539117.5109.1113.3±4.2Re-Os pyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age of pyrites grouped for the Monte Negro deposit
Giersdorf_00000540119.8101.6110.7±9.1Re-Os pyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age of pyrites grouped for the Moore deposit


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130009Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republichttps://rruff.info/R130009


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