Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Toro Mocho Deposit, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7

mindat Locality ID: 206942
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206942.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Toro Mocho Deposit, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 11°36'"S
Longitude: 76°7'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -11.6,-76.133055555556

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	Covellite	Cubanite	Enargite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enargite ()*	Galena ()*
Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*

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: As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Covellite Cubanite Enargite None Pyrite Pyroxene
Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Wurtzite

15 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	8	7	3419
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	8	7	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	7	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	8	7	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	7	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	8	7	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	8	7	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	7	4135
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	8	7	910
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	7	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	8	7	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	7	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	8	7	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	8	7	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	8	7	2562

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-00519	8	7	8–7									Actinolite, Bismuthinite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Diopside, Enargite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Talc, Tremolite	Cu	206942	Toro Mocho Deposit, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru	Toromocho	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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