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Locality Name:
Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, Bolivia

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

mindat Locality ID: 215135
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215135.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Maria-Teresa Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 As C Cu Fe H K O S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenolampriteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayMeloniteMicaNickelineNonePyrite
QuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStannite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Berndtite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Ottemannite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Romarchite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35351261329052
Berndtite  (*)MeloniteSnS2353512613211
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO235351261325171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2353512613227198
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS353512613235
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4353512613214899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2353512613217380
Ottemannite  (*)NoneSn2S335351261324
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2353512613239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835351261329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2353512613261156
Romarchite  (*)NoneSnO353512613213
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35351261326417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS353512613221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43535126132668



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
sedcu-000613535Oligocene     Yes Cu33367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaAvaroaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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