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Locality Name:
Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 136

mindat Locality ID: 191529
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191529.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Cambana Mine
Campanillas Deposit
Cerro Colorado-Tumi Prospect
Cumay Prospect
David Prospect
Fortuna Deposit
Gold Star Mine
Guaysimi Deposit
Nambija Deposit
Sultana Del Cóndor Deposit

Latitude: 4°20'22"S
Longitude: 78°54'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.3394444444444,-78.901111111111
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)2201.6136349087,49091,490933419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)201.6136249091,491088803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201.6145849086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,49105,491081534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)201.6145.51490901588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41461361490915516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)201.6145649086,49088,49093,49097,49100,4910627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1461361490915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201.6136449090,49091,49093,4910527198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS201.6136249091,490934165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201.613604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201.61361149086,49088,49090,49091,49093,49094,49097,49100,49104,49105,491088173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201.6136249090,4909124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu201.61451049086,49087,49093,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,4910830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201.6145749086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,491051544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6201.61360741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3201.6136449088,49091,49093,4910014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201.6145.51490905591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4201.6136249091,4909314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214613614909112537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201.6136449090,49091,49092,491055800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O201.6145.51490901508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201.6136449088,49090,49091,4909317380
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201.6145.5149090247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2201.6145.51490902273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21461361490911898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201.6136749090,49091,49093,49097,49105,49106,4910839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2201.61451490933106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8201.6136249090,490919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201.61451149086,49088,49093,49094,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,4910861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21461361490915614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201.6136449091,49093,49106,4910821482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O201.6145249087,490934899


6 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
PorphCu-00214201.6145.5Jurassic      Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, PyrrhotiteCu191536Cerro Colorado-Tumi Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorTumiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00215146136141±5      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu191530Cumay Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorCumaySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00399147.8146.2147.0±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteDTR536, surface sample  Molybdenite Mo191535Guaysimi Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorGuaysimi–DavidChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00396146.4145.4145.9±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR437, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00397146145145.5±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR438, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00398146.1145.1145.6±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR438, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 

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