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Locality Name:
Honduras

Oldest recorded age at locality: 17
Youngest recorded age at locality: 17

mindat Locality ID: 21616
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21616.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Honduras": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Atlántida Department
Choluteca Department
Colón Department
Comayagua Department
Copán Department
Cortés Department
El Paraíso Department
Francisco Morazán Department
Gracias A Dios Department
Intibucá Department
Islas De La Bahía Department
La Paz Department
Lempira Department
Ocotepeque Department
Olancho Department
Santa Bárbara Department
Valle Department
Yoro Department

Latitude: 14°16'23"N
Longitude: 87°34'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.273055555556,-87.574722222222

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.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Mandarinoite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Leucophosphite Mandarinoite Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite
Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Wollastonite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*
Andradite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Attakolite ()*
Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bustamite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Drugmanite ()*	Emmonsite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lecontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Mandarinoite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Platinum ()*	Polybasite ()*	Poughite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schorl ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tinsleyite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	17	17	3	64810,64813,64838	2793
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	64839	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	64839	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	64839	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	64801,64832	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	17	17	3	64796,64833,64838	1534
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	17	17	1	64838	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	64832	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	17	17	4	64800,64831,64832,64838	9052
Attakolite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺Al₄(HSiO₄)(PO₄)₃(OH)₄			1	64832	3
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	64833	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	64798,64812	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	64831,64832	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	64832	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	64792,64832	5516
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	17	17	1	64838	101
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	64791	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17	17	3	64798,64801,64838	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	64831,64832	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	17	17	7	64792,64796,64798,64807,64831,64832,64838	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	64822	1382
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	64832	1756
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	64832	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	64831,64832	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	64832	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	64832	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	64800	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	64833	648
Drugmanite ()*	None	Pb₂Fe³⁺(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₂			1	64832	4
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O			1	64812	34
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	17	17	2	64833,64838	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	64798,64803	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			2	64831,64832	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	17	17	4	64807,64813,64832,64838	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			4	64791,64801,64831,64832	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			10	64791,64793,64801,64807,64813,64831,64832,64833,64834,64841	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	17	17	3	64800,64832,64838	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	17	17	1	64838	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	17	17	1	64838	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			5	64791,64796,64801,64832,64833	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	64831,64832,64833,64834	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	64831	162
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	64793,64801,64832	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	64798	1271
Lecontite ()*	None	(NH₄)Na(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	64820	6
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	17	17	6	64796,64831,64832,64833,64838,64839	14899
Mandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O			1	64812	14
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	64831,64832	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	64792,64798,64807	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	64793,64798,64832	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			6	64816,64823,64824,64825,64828,64837	2994
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			2	64831,64832	485
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	17	17	2	64814,64838	716
Poughite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₂(SO₄)·3H₂O			1	64812	12
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	17	17	2	64813,64838	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	17	17	12	64791,64792,64793,64798,64800,64801,64807,64813,64831,64832,64838,64841	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	64832	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	17	17	4	64796,64807,64832,64838	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	17	15	64791,64793,64796,64798,64800,64801,64807,64812,64813,64831,64832,64833,64837,64838,64841	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	17	17	1	64838	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	64813	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	64831,64832,64833,64834	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	64839	598
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	64833	2705
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	17	17	4	64813,64831,64832,64838	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			2	64831,64832	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	17	17	6	64800,64807,64813,64831,64832,64838	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			2	64813,64814	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	64798,64800	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	64831	2045
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			1	64812	190
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	17	17	3	64831,64832,64838	5317
Tinsleyite ()*	Leucophosphite	KAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O			1	64832	9
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	64833,64834	5251

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
	sedznpb-00217	17	17	17(?)											68448	El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras	El Mochito	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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