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Locality Name:
Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic

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

mindat Locality ID: 205484
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205484.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cotuí

Latitude: 18°57'59"N
Longitude: 70°11'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.966388888889,-70.191388888889

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Diaspore
Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Melonite	Mica	None	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 ()*

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:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Diaspore
Enargite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Melonite Mica None Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Zinkenite

35 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	130	40	1	48684	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	130	40	1	48684	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	80	40	1	48684	966
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	130	40	1	48684	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	130	40	1	48684	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	130	40	1	48684	1089
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	130	130	1	48684	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	130	40	1	48684	27770
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	130	40	1	48684	162
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	130	40	1	48684	481
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	130	40	1	48684	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	130	40	1	48684	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	130	40	1	48684	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	130	130	1	48684	30554
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	130	40	1	48684	24
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	130	40	1	48684	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	130	40	1	48684	5591
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	130	130	1	48684	111
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	130	40	1	48684	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	130	40	1	48684	128
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	130	40	1	48684	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	115.6	108.2	1	48684	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	130	40	1	48684	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	130	40	1	48684	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	130	40	1	48684	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	130	40	1	48684	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	128.4	114.6	1	48684	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	130	40	1	48684	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	130	40	1	48684	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	130	40	1	48684	105
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	130	40	1	48684	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	130	40	1	48684	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	130	40	1	48684	5317
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	130	40	1	48684	62
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	130	40	1	48684	228

16 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	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
AJES44_373-00018	130	130	~130								Au	19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
Giersdorf_00000526	113	111	112±1	Re-Os			pyrite	197-95.7-a	Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000527	116	112	114±2	Re-Os			pyrite	197-95.7-b	Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000528	122	118	120±2	Re-Os			sphalerite	227-92-a	Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000529	121	117	119±2	Re-Os			sphalerite	227-92-b	Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000530	118	114	116±2	Re-Os			sphalerite	227-92-c	Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000531	123	117	120±3	Re-Os			sphalerite	227-92-d	Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000532	112	108	110±2	Re-Os			sphalerite	235-20.2-a	Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000533	116	112	114±2	Re-Os			pyrite	220-163.0-a	Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000534	115.6	108.2	111.9±3.7	Re-Os		high	pyrite		Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503	Age is isochron of all pyrite data
Giersdorf_00000535	128.4	114.6	121.5±6.9	Re-Os		high	sphalerite		Sphalerite	Sphalerite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503	Age is isochron of all sphalerite data
Giersdorf_00000536	209	111	160±49	Re-Os	Age is expressed as inaccurate and imprecise	low						19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503	Age is isochron of all shale data and listed as "imprecise"; age is deprioritized in the MED
Giersdorf_00000537	119	109	119-109	U-Pb	Age is associated with the mineralization period of the deposit		zircon		Zircon	Zircon		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503
Giersdorf_00000538	80	40	80-40	K-Ar, Ar-Ar	Age is noted to be very different from other methods of analysis and is indicative of a younger thermal event which reset the Ar reading		alunite, illite			Alunite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Arribas et al. (2011)	10.2113/econgeo.106.6.1059	EG106_1059
Giersdorf_00000539	117.5	109.1	113.3±4.2	Re-Os			pyrite		Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503	Age of pyrites grouped for the Monte Negro deposit
Giersdorf_00000540	119.8	101.6	110.7±9.1	Re-Os			pyrite		Pyrite	Pyrite		19162	Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	Pueblo Viejo	Ruiz et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.2.503	EG109_503	Age of pyrites grouped for the Moore deposit

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