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Locality Name:
San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 190252
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-190252.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChenevixite
ClaringbulliteCopperGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyrochloreScheeliteSpinel

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Claringbullite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Silver  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)662.60254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)662.602734
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6662.60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2662.605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)662.6011547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7662.60450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6662.601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)662.6027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2662.60178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)662.604979
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2662.6090
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)6662.6013
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)662.60363
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O662.602970
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O662.606890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4662.60350
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl662.6048
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O662.601689
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2662.6012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl662.601107
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O662.60428
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6662.60477
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2662.60454
Silver  (*)CopperAg662.605186
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4662.601655



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-00312662.6Tertiary     Yes  2318Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, MexicoMapimiSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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