Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cerro Negro Cu Deposit, Uchumayo District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 57
Youngest recorded age at locality: 57

mindat Locality ID: 206944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Negro Cu Deposit, Uchumayo District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°32'44"S
Longitude: 71°33'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.545555555556,-71.5525

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	Brochantite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Antlerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tenorite ()*

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 C Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Brochantite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite

16 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	57	57	246
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	57	57	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	57	57	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	57	57	1633
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	57	57	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	57	57	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	57	57	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	57	57	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	57	57	2970
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	57	57	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	57	57	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	57	57	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	57	57	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	57	57	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	57	57	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	57	57	1101

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-00521	57	57	57									Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206944	Cerro Negro Cu Deposit, Uchumayo District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru	Cerro Negro	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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