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Locality Name:
Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23

mindat Locality ID: 18954
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18954.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico": 50
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 47

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Animas Mine
Bonanza
La Encarnacion
Zimapán

Latitude: 20°45'0"N
Longitude: 99°20'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.75,-99.349444444444

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumCubanite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumKobelliteLöllingiteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpurrite-AfwilliteStanniteTetrahedriteTridymite
VesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZinkenite

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Alamosite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Litharge  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spurrite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S33.9231831582793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)33.923183175254
Alamosite  (*)Not in a structural groupPbSiO333.92318318917
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)333.923283151,831581534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)33.923483168,83173,83179,831892734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS33.923483158,83163,83173,831899052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)633.923183173919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)33.92318317811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)633.923183189413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS433.9231831585516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1133.923283151,83158843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31831511089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633.923283171,831931633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)33.923383151,83154,8315827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)33.923583172,83173,83175,83189,831964979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O33.923183173925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S33.923283153,831725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS233.923283158,8316727198
Copper  (*)CopperCu33.923283153,831743846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S533.923183158344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S333.923183158802
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)183151498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O633.9231831584135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33.9231831588173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233.923583158,83161,83165,83173,831929617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1233.923183158663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS33.923683151,83158,83161,83173,83175,8318924243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S433.923183158192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)33.9231831737437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)333.923283151,831581544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1831546890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O333.923683161,83172,83173,83188,83195,8319714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te33.923183158804
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)633.92318318957
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O33.92318317349
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1433.923783158,83159,83166,83175,83191,83198,83199784
Litharge  (*)NonePbO33.923183172139
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs233.923183196762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)233.923283172,8317312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS233.9231831585674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO33.923283172,83173202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O33.923183173915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2433.923383158,83167,83173158
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl33.9231831721107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O433.923183173247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS233.9231831735800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO333.923183173140
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)33.923183173153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)233.923283173,8318917380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)33.923183173884
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)33.923283169,83175492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O33.923283158,831732994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)33.9231831892349
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)633.923183173477
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS333.9231831731425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS233.923383151,83158,8318939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33.923283169,831721725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S833.923983158,83159,83161,83164,83166,83167,83175,83185,831999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO233.923283151,8315861156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS33.923183173712
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)33.9231831674894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O33.923283169,831751153
Silver  (*)CopperAg33.9231831765186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)33.9231831732473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS33.9231883151,83155,83158,83161,83162,83169,83170,83173,83174,83177,83180,83182,83184,83186,83188,83189,83190,8319721482
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)33.92318317354
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS433.923183158668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1333.923283158,831731803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1333.9231283158,83161,83169,83174,83176,83186,83187,83188,83190,83194,83197,832005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)233.923283170,831752562
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl33.923283158,83173605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1033.923483157,83158,83170,831811395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO333.9231831581247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO433.923383160,83173,831891655
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S4233.923183183228
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33.9231831831025



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
sedznpb-0032433.923Oligocene        2331Zimapán, Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, MexicoZimapanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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