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Locality Name:
Tala, Mariscal Nieto Province, Moquegua, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 55
Youngest recorded age at locality: 51

mindat Locality ID: 206007
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206007.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tala, Mariscal Nieto Province, Moquegua, Peru": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cuajone Mine
Quellaveco Mine

Latitude: 17°4'36"S
Longitude: 70°39'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.076666666667,-70.661388888889

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 Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEnargiteEpidoteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWurtzite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS51511963739052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)251511963735509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)515119637311547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS451511963735516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115151196373843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS351511963731089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65551296373,963741633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5551296373,963745707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25551296373,9637427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5551296373,963743531
Copper  (*)CopperCu55531963743846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5551296373,963744165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35553196374802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O55531963742970
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS45551296373,96374910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)55531963748173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5551296373,9637424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu515119637330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3555319637414640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S145151196373784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)655531963742228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25551296373,9637412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS251511963735674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25551296373,963745800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25551296373,9637417380
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS351511963731425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25551296373,9637439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S851511963739056
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS5151196373712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)51511963731711
Silver  (*)CopperAg51511963735186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5551296373,9637421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S351511963733418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS5151196373332
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO51511963731101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1351511963735317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O5553196374484



2 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
PorphCu-00118515151      Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Boulangerite, Bournonite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Jamesonite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Stromeyerite, TenoriteCu55427Cuajone Mine, Tala, Mariscal Nieto Province, Moquegua, PeruCuajoneSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00344555355–53      Brochantite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Jarosite, Malachite, Pyrite, TurquoiseCu206005Quellaveco Mine, Tala, Mariscal Nieto Province, Moquegua, PeruQuellavecoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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