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Locality Name:
Antabamba Province, Apurímac, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 35

mindat Locality ID: 210534
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210534.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Antabamba Province, Apurímac, Peru": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Lahuani Cu Deposit
Trapiche Deposit

Latitude: 14°28'50"S
Longitude: 72°54'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.480555555556,-72.913055555556

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: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSpinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21959573419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1959571588
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1959575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS236.835295956,9595727198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1959574165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)36.835295956,959578173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319595714640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61959572228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419595714899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS236.835295956,959575800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236.835295956,9595717380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1959572349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS236.835295956,9595739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219595761156



1 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-0052736.83535.9±0.9      Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206950Lahuani Cu Deposit, Antabamba Province, Apurímac, PeruLahuaniSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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