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

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

mindat Locality ID: 191530
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191530.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cumay Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 4°'59"S
Longitude: 78°52'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.0163888888889,-78.883055555556
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePrehnitePyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
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)214613603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)14613608803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS414613605516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S14613605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2146136027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS14613604165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14613608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS146136024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3146136014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4146136014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2146136012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214613605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2146136017380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)214613601898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2146136039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814613609056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO214613605614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS146136021482


5 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     YesAnhydrite, 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-00396146.4145.4145.9±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR437, prospect dump YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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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