Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 17.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.46

mindat Locality ID: 206002
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206002.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
El Galeno Cu-Au-Mo Deposit
Minas Conga

Latitude: 7°'59"S
Longitude: 78°18'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -7.0163888888889,-78.316388888889

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	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 As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Ni O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

29 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	17.5	15.46	2	96058,96059	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	15.89	15.46	1	96060	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	17.5	16.5	1	96058	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	17.5	15.46	4	96058,96060,96061,96062	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	17.5	16.5	1	96058	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17.5	15.46	2	96058,96060	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96061,96062	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	17.5	15.46	4	96058,96060,96061,96062	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	17.5	16.5	1	96058	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	17.5	16.5	1	96058	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96061,96062	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	17.5	16.5	1	96058	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	15.89	15.46	1	96060	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96060,96061	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	17.5	16.5	1	96058	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96059,96060	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	15.89	15.46	1	96060	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96059,96060	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	17.5	15.46	2	96058,96059	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	17.5	16.5	1	96058	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	17.5	15.46	4	96058,96060,96061,96062	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	17.5	16.5	1	96058	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96059,96060	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17.5	15.46	3	96058,96059,96060	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	17.5	15.46	4	96058,96060,96061,96062	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	15.89	15.46	1	96059	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	17.5	16.5	1	96058	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17.5	15.46	4	96058,96060,96061,96062	61156

2 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-00218	17.5	16.5	17.5–16.5									Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Digenite, Kaolinite, Mackinawite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	191971	El Galeno Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Quisquimayoc, Celendín Province, Cajamarca, Peru	El Galeno	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	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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