Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 27.4

mindat Locality ID: 20045
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20045.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 56

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Cedro
Guanajuato
La Luz
Nayal
Rayas
Santa Rosa
Sierra De Santa Rosa
Villapando

Latitude: 21°0'0"N
Longitude: 101°15'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 21,-101.26638888889

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Jalpaite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Milarite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Raspite
Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apophyllite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenic Baryte Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Jalpaite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Milarite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Raspite
Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Argyrodite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Datolite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fischesserite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gold ()*	Guanajuatite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Mercury ()*	Milarite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Naumannite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Paraguanajuatite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raspite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Selenopolybasite ()*	Andorite VI ()*	Silver ()*	Sinnerite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	30.7	27.4	11	82741,82747,82751,82754,82761,82769,82770,82773,82775,82783,82789	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	30.7	27.4	7	82751,82754,82758,82783,82789,82792,82794	87
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	30.7	27.4	1	82770	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	30.7	27.4	1	82761	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	1	82741	3250
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	30.7	27.4	1	82761	62
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	3	82761,82775,82782	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	30.7	27.4	1	82754	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	82799,82802	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	30.7	27.4	3	82741,82799,82802	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	82802	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	82738,82739,82740	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	15	82741,82743,82747,82750,82751,82754,82759,82761,82762,82770,82773,82780,82783,82789,82799	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	30.7	27.4	8	82751,82758,82761,82770,82775,82779,82783,82799	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	30.7	27.4	2	82747,82756	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	30.7	27.4	4	82743,82750,82776,82779	2600
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	30.7	27.4	2	82745,82783	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	30.7	27.4	6	82741,82747,82756,82761,82773,82799	9895
Fischesserite ()*	None	Ag₃AuSe₂	30.7	27.4	1	82751	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	30.7	27.4	2	82757,82789	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	82789	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄			1	82799	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30.7	27.4	6	82751,82759,82761,82776,82787,82789	30554
Guanajuatite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂Se₃			2	82799,82802	37
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	82789	14640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	30.7	27.4	3	82770,82775,82780	85
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	30.7	27.4	1	82747	116
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	30.7	27.4	1	82770	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	1	82761	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	30.7	27.4	8	82741,82747,82754,82760,82762,82765,82768,82784	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	82804	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	30.7	27.4	4	82743,82750,82776,82779	397
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	30.7	27.4	1	82770	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	30.7	27.4	4	82741,82757,82766,82799	5800
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	30.7	27.4	5	82746,82751,82761,82782,82789	192
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	82773	2349
Paraguanajuatite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Se₃			2	82799,82802	9
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	30.7	27.4	3	82748,82761,82783	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	30.7	27.4	13	82741,82742,82751,82754,82757,82759,82761,82770,82773,82775,82779,82788,82789	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	30.7	27.4	12	82741,82751,82752,82756,82767,82770,82775,82777,82781,82783,82784,82788	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	30.7	27.4	16	82741,82744,82752,82754,82755,82757,82761,82770,82773,82774,82775,82776,82779,82786,82788,82789	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	30.7	27.4	5	82741,82751,82754,82799,82802	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	30.7	27.4	18	82741,82747,82748,82751,82754,82759,82761,82762,82767,82770,82771,82773,82775,82780,82783,82785,82789,82796	61156
Raspite ()*	Raspite	Pb(WO₄)	30.7	27.4	1	82749	26
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	30.7	27.4	4	82762,82770,82779,82785	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	82802	4894
Selenopolybasite ()*	None	Cu(Ag,Cu)₆Ag₉Sb₂(S,Se)₉Se₂	30.7	27.4	1	82770	6
Andorite VI ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	30.7	27.4	1	82741	8
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	30.7	27.4	7	82741,82747,82748,82757,82770,82773,82789	5186
Sinnerite ()*	None	Cu₆As₄S₉	30.7	27.4	1	82741	6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	30.7	27.4	5	82751,82753,82756,82770,82779	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	30.7	27.4	7	82747,82757,82761,82770,82773,82783,82789	586
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	82775,82779	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	30.7	27.4	3	82752,82761,82790	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	30.7	27.4	3	82757,82763,82764	2562

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_014	epithermal

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
	EG98_1029_tbl_1_014	30.7	27.4	27.4–30.7	K-Ar										2322	Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico	Guanajuato	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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