Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 35.02
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32.9

mindat Locality ID: 18542
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18542.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Temascaltepec Municipality, Mexico, Mexico": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Rancho De Albarranes
Temascaltepec De González (Temascaltepec)

Latitude: 19°2'0"N
Longitude: 100°2'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 19.033333333333,-100.04944444444

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	Amorphous	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Fluorite	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Marcasite	Mica	None
Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite

Acanthite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Billingsleyite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*
Diaphorite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Galena ()*	Giraudite-(Zn) ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramdohrite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Sternbergite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Twinnite ()*	Veenite ()*
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 C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Se Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Fluorite Halotrichite Kaolinite Lillianite Marcasite Mica None
Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sartorite Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Xanthoconite

46 IMA Minerals at location:

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	3	83388,83396,83406	2793
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	35.02	32.9	1	83378	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	35.02	34.72	1	83388	11547
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆	35.02	34.72	1	83388	11
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	35.02	34.72	2	83378,83388	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	35.02	34.72	2	83378,83388	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	35.02	32.9	1	83378	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	35.02	32.9	1	83378	4165
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	35.02	34.72	1	83388	126
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	910
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	35.02	32.9	2	83388,83397	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	35.02	34.72	1	83388	24243
Giraudite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄Se₁₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	7
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	33.3	32.9	1	83399	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	35.02	34.72	1	83388	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	35.02	34.72	1	83388	717
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	33.3	32.9	1	83401	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	33.3	32.9	1	83383	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	234
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	35.02	34.72	2	83378,83388	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	35.02	34.72	1	83388	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	35.02	32.9	1	83378	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	2	83378,83388	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	35.02	32.9	11	83379,83384,83387,83388,83390,83393,83395,83397,83400,83401,83408	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	35.02	32.9	2	83388,83399	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	35.02	32.9	3	83378,83388,83391	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	84
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	35.02	34.72	2	83378,83388	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
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	35.02	34.72	1	83388	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	35.02	32.9	18	83380,83381,83382,83385,83387,83388,83389,83390,83392,83393,83394,83395,83397,83400,83401,83402,83403,83404	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	35.02	32.9	4	83378,83388,83396,83408	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	586
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	62
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	35.02	34.72	3	83377,83378,83388	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	33.3	32.9	17	83379,83381,83382,83385,83386,83387,83389,83390,83393,83394,83397,83401,83402,83404,83405,83407,83408	5317
Twinnite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	35.02	34.72	1	83388	16
Veenite ()*	None	Pb₂(Sb,As)₂S₅	35.02	34.72	1	83388	9
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	35.02	34.72	1	83388	89

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

2 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
	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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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