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Locality Name:
Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 209
Youngest recorded age at locality: 40

mindat Locality ID: 19162
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19162.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°55'59"N
Longitude: 70°13'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.933055555556,-70.216666666667
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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopperDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMeloniteMicaNonePrehnitePyritePyrophyllite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtziteZinkenite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gratonite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Tellurium  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
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)21304003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1304008803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)680400966
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13040011547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11130400843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31304001089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21301300361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13040027770
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2130400162
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)130400481
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4130400910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1304008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13040024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu130130030554
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S1513040024
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te130400804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41304005591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe81301300111
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213040017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6130400128
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21304001898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2115.6108.2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2130400771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213040061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21304005614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1304006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS128.4114.6021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31304003418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1304002045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6130400105
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe130400190
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131304001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131304005317
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)613040062
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42130400228


16 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
AJES44_373-00018130130~130       Au19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
Giersdorf_00000526113111112±1Re-Os pyrite197-95.7-a  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000527116112114±2Re-Os pyrite197-95.7-b  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000528122118120±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-a  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000529121117119±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-b  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000530118114116±2Re-Os sphalerite227-92-c  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000531123117120±3Re-Os sphalerite227-92-d  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000532112108110±2Re-Os sphalerite235-20.2-a  SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000533116112114±2Re-Os pyrite220-163.0-a  PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000534115.6108.2111.9±3.7Re-Os highpyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all pyrite data
Giersdorf_00000535128.4114.6121.5±6.9Re-Os highsphalerite   SphaleriteSphalerite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all sphalerite data
Giersdorf_00000536209111160±49Re-OsAge is expressed as inaccurate and impreciselow      19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age is isochron of all shale data and listed as "imprecise"; age is deprioritized in the MED
Giersdorf_00000537119109119-109U-PbAge is associated with the mineralization period of the depositzircon   ZirconZircon 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503 
Giersdorf_00000538804080-40K-Ar, Ar-ArAge is noted to be very different from other methods of analysis and is indicative of a younger thermal event which reset the Ar readingalunite, illite   Alunite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoArribas et al. (2011)10.2113/econgeo.106.6.1059EG106_1059 
Giersdorf_00000539117.5109.1113.3±4.2Re-Os pyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age of pyrites grouped for the Monte Negro deposit
Giersdorf_00000540119.8101.6110.7±9.1Re-Os pyrite   PyritePyrite 19162Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican RepublicPueblo ViejoRuiz et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503EG109_503Age of pyrites grouped for the Moore deposit

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