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Locality Name:
Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 15.89
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.46

mindat Locality ID: 191973
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191973.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Amaro Deposit
Chailhuagon Au-Cu Deposit
Perol Au-Cu Deposit

Latitude: 6°54'54"S
Longitude: 78°21'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.915,-78.359444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Garnet
Kaolinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*

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 Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H K O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Garnet
Kaolinite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Spinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	15.89	15.46	1	96060	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	15.89	15.46	0		966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	15.89	15.46	1	96060	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	15.89	15.46	3	96060,96061,96062	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	15.89	15.46	1	96060	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	15.89	15.46	2	96061,96062	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15.89	15.46	3	96060,96061,96062	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	15.89	15.46	2	96061,96062	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	15.89	15.46	1	96060	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	15.89	15.46	2	96060,96061	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	15.89	15.46	1	96060	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	15.89	15.46	1	96060	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	15.89	15.46	1	96060	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	15.89	15.46	0		5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	15.89	15.46	3	96060,96061,96062	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	15.89	15.46	1	96060	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	15.89	15.46	1	96060	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15.89	15.46	3	96060,96061,96062	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	15.89	15.46	0		771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15.89	15.46	3	96060,96061,96062	61156

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00220	15.89	15.46	15.80±0.09 – 15.58±0.12 (Ar-Ar)									Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	191973	Minas Conga, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru	Minas Conga	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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