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Locality Name:
Oxec Mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 17539
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17539.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oxec Mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 15°33'0"N
Longitude: 89°43'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 15.55,-89.716666666667

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzSpinelTitaniteValleriite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
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)210010003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)10010008803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)100100027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1001000925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100100027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu10010003846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10010008173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3100100014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4100100014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2100100012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100100039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S810010009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100100061156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10010004899
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]1001000237



1 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-00493100100Cretaceous       S17539Oxec Mine, Alta Verapaz Department, GuatemalaOxecMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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