Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mexico, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 120
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1

mindat Locality ID: 18538
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18538.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mexico, Mexico": 149
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 126

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Jiquipilco (Xiquipilco)
Mun. Del Oro
Popocatepetl Volcano
Sultepec Municipality
Tejupilco De Hidalgo Municipality
Temascaltepec Municipality
Tlatlaya Municipality
Villa De Allende
Zacazonapan Municipality
Zacualpán Municipality

Latitude: 19°10'3"N
Longitude: 99°41'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 19.1675,-99.684722222222

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte
Beryl	Bismutite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	Halotrichite	Haxonite	Iron	Kaolinite
Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	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 Au Ba Bi Br C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte
Beryl Bismutite Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Fluorite Garnet Halotrichite Haxonite Iron Kaolinite
Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite
Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Xanthoconite

99 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Altaite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Billingsleyite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cohenite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Daubréelite ()*
Diaphorite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Giraudite-(Zn) ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Haxonite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hibbingite ()*	Iron ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kosmochlor ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meneghinite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pearceite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Sternbergite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Sylvite ()*
Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*	Twinnite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Veenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*	Zoubekite ()*

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	35.02	32.9	13	83331,83332,83333,83334,83335,83388,83396,83406,83425,83439,83445,83449,83451	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	120	120	1	83427	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	83323	312
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	83422	489
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	83356	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	83452,83465	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	3092
Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	14
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	120	32.9	10	83378,83414,83415,83416,83417,83422,83425,83427,83452,83462	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	83422	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	120	34.72	3	83388,83427,83446	11547
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆	35.02	34.72	1	83388	11
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	120	120	1	83427	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	83327	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	120	120	1	83427	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	120	120	1	83427	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	120	120	1	83427	1089
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr			3	83327,83338,83342	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	120	34.72	7	83378,83388,83425,83427,83434,83451,83454	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	120	120	1	83427	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	83422,83467	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			2	83440,83445	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	83422,83444	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	120	34.72	13	83374,83378,83388,83416,83422,83425,83427,83439,83445,83446,83451,83453,83470	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	83323	203
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			3	83327,83338,83342	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	83323	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	83444	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	35.02	32.9	2	83378,83425	2600
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	83323	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	83323,83432	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	120	120	1	83427	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	120	32.9	3	83378,83425,83427	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	83442,83444	2970
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	83323	157
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	35.02	34.72	1	83388	126
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	83323	4135
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	83374,83425	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	120	34.72	2	83388,83427	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	35.02	32.9	3	83388,83397,83420	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	120	34.72	7	83352,83361,83365,83374,83388,83427,83451	24243
Giraudite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄Se₁₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	7
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	33.3	32.9	2	83399,83467	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	35.02	34.72	13	83331,83332,83333,83334,83335,83369,83388,83414,83419,83422,83423,83439,83451	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	83323	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	35.02	34.72	1	83388	717
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	120	120	1	83427	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	33.3	32.9	1	83401	409
Haxonite ()*	Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆			1	83323	26
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	33.3	32.9	2	83383,83465	14640
Hibbingite ()*	Atacamite	Fe²⁺₂(OH)₃Cl			1	83323	13
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	83323	1089
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	83412,83457	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	5591
Kosmochlor ()*	Pyroxene	NaCr³⁺Si₂O₆			1	83323	13
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	83422	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	35.02	34.72	3	83378,83388,83425	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	120	120	1	83427	158
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	120	32.9	4	83374,83378,83425,83427	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	35.02	34.72	1	83388	2994
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	35.02	34.72	1	83388	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	35.02	34.72	12	83348,83372,83373,83378,83388,83425,83434,83439,83446,83451,83458,83465	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	35.02	32.9	13	83363,83379,83384,83387,83388,83390,83393,83395,83397,83400,83401,83408,83425	733
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	83327	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	120	32.9	10	83363,83388,83399,83427,83439,83449,83451,83455,83456,83464	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	120	32.9	23	83350,83351,83353,83358,83360,83363,83364,83366,83367,83372,83374,83378,83388,83391,83425,83427,83434,83439,83449,83451,83458,83459,83460	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	120	120	1	83427	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	120	34.72	7	83374,83378,83388,83425,83427,83449,83451	61156
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	34
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	83434,83436	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	83434	969
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			1	83436	312
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	83323	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	35.02	34.72	1	83388	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	120	120	1	83427	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	35.02	32.9	53	83326,83327,83328,83329,83330,83331,83332,83333,83334,83335,83336,83337,83338,83339,83340,83341,83343,83363,83380,83381,83382,83385,83387,83388,83389,83390,83392,83393,83394,83395,83397,83400,83401,83402,83403,83404,83425,83430,83434,83435,83437,83438,83439,83441,83447,83448,83450,83451,83452,83454,83463,83468,83470	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	120	32.9	21	83323,83354,83374,83378,83388,83396,83408,83425,83427,83439,83443,83445,83446,83449,83450,83451,83459,83461,83465,83466,83469	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	83323	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	120	120	1	83427	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	35.02	34.72	5	83348,83349,83388,83451,83457	586
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	62
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	35.02	34.72	7	83347,83362,83377,83378,83388,83425,83457	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	3	1	1	83344	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	83411	337
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	120	120	1	83427	275
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	83323	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	120	120	1	83427	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	120	32.9	19	83374,83379,83381,83382,83385,83386,83387,83389,83390,83393,83394,83397,83401,83402,83404,83405,83407,83408,83427	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	83323	1044
Twinnite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	16
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	83445	369
Veenite ()*	None	Pb₂(Sb,As)₂S₅	35.02	34.72	1	83388	9
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	89
Zoubekite ()*	None	AgPb₄Sb₄S₁₀	120	120	1	83427	10

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_021	epithermal
Emily000405	rhyolitic feeder neck of Cerro El Penon

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
NAVDAT-2283	3	1	2±1			2283		194570	Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico, Mexico		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-2284	3	1	2±1			2284		194570	Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico, Mexico		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
EG98_1029_tbl_1_021	33.3	32.9	33.3–32.9	Ar/Ar				18543	Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico	Temascaltepec	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
Emily000405	35.02	34.72	34.87±0.15	40Ar/39Ar	whole rock			11681	Guitarra Mine, Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec), Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico	La Guitarra deposit, Temascaltepec district	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
vms-00648	120	120	Lower Cretaceous				S	73255	Tizapa, Zacazonapan Municipality, Mexico, Mexico	Tizapa	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R140822	Toluca Meteorite, Jiquipilco (Xiquipilco), Mexico, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R140822

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