Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Costa Rica

mindat Locality ID: 21899
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21899.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Costa Rica": 57
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 38

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Alajuela Province
Cartago Province
Guanacaste Province
Heredia Province
Limón Province
Puntarenas Province
San José Province

Latitude: 10°2'47"N
Longitude: 84°20'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 10.046388888889,-84.343888888889

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apophyllite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Auricupride	Baryte	Braunite
Brucite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Gismondine	Gypsum	Gyrolite	Iron	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Thomsonite	Wurtzite

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 Au Ba C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Ru S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apophyllite Arsenic Arsenolite Auricupride Baryte Braunite
Brucite Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Gismondine Gypsum Gyrolite Iron Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite
Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Thomsonite Wurtzite

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenic ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Augite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cowlesite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Galena ()*
Garronite-Ca ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Gyrolite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Iron ()*
Isocubanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Offretite ()*	Okenite ()*
Opal ()*	Osmium ()*	Pararealgar ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Samaniite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sugakiite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Todorokite ()*	Troilite ()*
Tschernichite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	45827	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	45798,45829	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	6	45797,45800,45812,45818,45828,45841	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	45797	1036
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1	45832	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	1	45832	231
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2	45797,45798	2060
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	1	45821	166
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	45800,45829	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	45821,45827,45829	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	45817	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	45821	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	14	45797,45800,45809,45812,45818,45821,45827,45828,45835,45836,45840,45843,45846,45851	27770
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	1	45836	310
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	45821,45827,45829	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	45804,45821,45827,45829,45832	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2	45821,45825	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	45827	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5	45811,45812,45821,45825,45845	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	45821,45832	4165
Cowlesite ()*	None	Ca(Al₂Si₃)O₁₀·5-6H₂O	3	45812,45818,45836	84
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	2	45813,45814	453
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	45821	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	45821	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	45832	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	45827,45829,45851	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	2	45836,45841	138
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂	1	45821	110
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	2	45797,45850	303
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	45822,45829	24243
Garronite-Ca ()*	Gismondine	Ca₃(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂)·14H₂O	1	45836	66
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	45831,45836	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	45803,45805,45806,45816,45822,45829,45832	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	2	45835,45841	167
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	45827	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	1	45797	142
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	45821	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	45822,45827,45831	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	45817	243
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	45825	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	1	45825	191
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	45814,45829	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	6	45809,45812,45835,45840,45841,45851	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	1	45821	226
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	45825	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	45798,45821,45827	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	45827	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	45832	5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	8	45797,45800,45812,45818,45828,45836,45837,45841	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	45827	5800
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	2	45836,45840	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	45827,45829,45839	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	45828	1236
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	3	45812,45828,45836	146
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	1	45836	71
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	45813,45814	2994
Osmium ()*	None	Os	1	45821	169
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	1	45832	57
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	45821	1512
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	1	45821	131
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	45827	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	45821,45822,45827,45829,45831,45832	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	45804,45817,45832	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	45821	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	45803,45804,45805,45806,45813,45814,45817,45822,45832,45839,45840,45850	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	45832	712
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	45804	969
Samaniite ()*	None	Cu₂Fe₅Ni₂S₈	1	45821	4
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	45825	374
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	3	45835,45836,45837	390
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	1	45821	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	45804,45822,45829	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	45804,45822	3418
Sugakiite ()*	Pentlandite	Cu(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	1	45821	3
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	45798	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	2	45821,45825	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	45821	3337
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	10	45797,45800,45812,45818,45828,45835,45836,45841,45843,45851	452
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	45836	433
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	45825	1044
Tschernichite ()*	None	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆·8H₂O	2	45836,45848	7
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	45839	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	45821	380

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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