Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Huancavelica, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 22095
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22095.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huancavelica, Peru": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Angaraes Province
Castrovirreyna Province
Churcampa Province
Huancavelica Province
Huaytará Province
Mantaro River
San Cristobel Mine
Tayacaja Province

Latitude: 13°17'3"S
Longitude: 75°5'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.284166666667,-75.087777777778

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	Allophane	Apatite	Aramayoite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Blödite	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chenevixite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Lazulite	Lillianite	Malachite
Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline
Vesuvianite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H Mg O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Apatite Aramayoite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Blödite Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chenevixite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Lazulite Lillianite Malachite
Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Sartorite Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline
Vesuvianite Wurtzite Zinkenite

92 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorpiment ()*
Aramayoite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Baryte ()*	Baumstarkite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Changoite ()*	Chenevixite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cupropavonite ()*
Diaphorite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Famatinite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Gladite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hammarite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hodrušite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Jordanite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Luzonite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mercury ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pararealgar ()*
Pavonite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Robinsonite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Semseyite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Terrywallaceite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Veenite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

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	7	3	1	96136	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	7	3	2	96123,96128	315
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	7	3	1	96123	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	7	3	1	96145	1534
Anorpiment ()*	Not in a structural group	As₂S₃	7	3	1	96140	1
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	7	3	3	96123,96125,96138	29
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	3	5	96123,96124,96128,96136,96159	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	7	3	1	96162	260
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	7	3	9	96123,96125,96127,96128,96129,96138,96140,96155,96159	11547
Baumstarkite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₃S₆	7	3	1	96138	6
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	7	3	5	96123,96124,96125,96128,96130	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	7	3	2	96123,96146	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	7	3	5	96123,96128,96130,96136,96154	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	7	3	6	96123,96125,96128,96136,96138,96155	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	3	7	96123,96128,96136,96140,96145,96154,96155	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	7	3	1	96146	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	3	8	96123,96124,96130,96138,96140,96146,96155,96157	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	7	3	1	96128	162
Changoite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Zn(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	7	3	1	96155	6
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	7	3	1	96164	90
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	7	3	2	96140,96159	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	7	3	1	96164	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	7	3	1	96128	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	7	3	1	96146	4165
Cupropavonite ()*	Pavonite	Cu_0.9Ag_0.5Pb_0.6Bi_2.5S₅	7	3	1	96128	18
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	7	3	1	96138	126
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	7	3	1	96136	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	7	3	1	96140	34
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	7	3	6	96123,96125,96128,96129,96137,96138	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7	3	3	96144,96145,96162	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	7	3	1	96136	163
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	7	3	1	96128	551
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	7	3	1	96138	107
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	7	3	1	96123	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	7	3	3	96123,96136,96165	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	7	3	1	96138	663
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	7	3	1	96128	105
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	7	3	1	96123	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	3	11	96123,96124,96125,96129,96130,96132,96138,96140,96155,96157,96159	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	7	3	2	96128,96154	133
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	7	3	1	96138	67
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7	3	1	96146	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	3	3	96124,96128,96148	30554
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	7	3	2	96123,96127	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	7	3	3	96140,96146,96155	6890
Hammarite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₂Pb₂Bi₄S₉	7	3	1	96123	43
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	3	3	96136,96145,96146	14640
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂	7	3	1	96123	28
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	7	3	1	96128	469
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	7	3	1	96155	784
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	7	3	2	96128,96136	105
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	7	3	1	96138	82
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	7	3	2	96123,96128	80
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	0		232
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	7	3	1	96128	198
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	3	1	96146	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	3	5	96123,96128,96136,96155,96159	5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	7	3	1	96159	397
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	7	3	2	96128,96138	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	7	3	1	96154	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	7	3	1	96146	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	3	2	96140,96155	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	7	3	1	96146	186
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	7	3	4	96123,96128,96140,96159	511
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	7	3	1	96140	57
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	7	3	2	96123,96128	72
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	7	3	1	96136	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	7	3	5	96128,96136,96138,96140,96155	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	7	3	2	96138,96140	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	7	3	3	96128,96138,96140	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	3	13	96123,96124,96125,96127,96128,96130,96132,96137,96138,96140,96146,96155,96165	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	7	3	1	96123	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	13	96123,96128,96132,96138,96140,96142,96144,96145,96148,96153,96155,96157,96162	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	7	3	8	96123,96128,96130,96136,96138,96140,96155,96159	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	66	2.6	4	96136,96140,96152,96154	1711
Robinsonite ()*	None	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃	7	3	1	96138	39
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	7	3	2	96123,96144	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	7	3	1	96139	2705
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	7	3	1	96140	64
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	7	3	2	96123,96128	165
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	7	3	5	96123,96125,96128,96130,96138	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	7	3	1	96138	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	3	11	96123,96124,96125,96128,96130,96132,96138,96140,96144,96155,96157	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	7	3	1	96138	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	7	3	1	96138	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	7	3	5	96123,96128,96136,96140,96155	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	7	3	7	96124,96125,96127,96128,96129,96130,96136	1803
Terrywallaceite ()*	Lillianite	AgPb(Sb,Bi)₃S₆	7	3	1	96127	3
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	7	3	11	96124,96125,96127,96128,96129,96130,96136,96137,96138,96140,96155	5317
Veenite ()*	None	Pb₂(Sb,As)₂S₅	7	3	1	96154	9
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	7	3	1	96144	1395
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	7	3	1	96128	228

2 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
	Hg-00076	7	3		K-Ar								Cinnabar	Hg	22095	Huancavelica, Peru		Mckee et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.489	EG81_489
	sedznpb-00373	66	2.6	Tertiary											247887	Yauricocha Parish, Ascencion District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru	Yauricocha	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100098	Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100098
R100202	Level 390, Vein 14, Herminia Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100202
R100203	Level 390, Vein 14, Herminia Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100203
R100007	Level 390, Vein 14, Herminia Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100007
R100204	Level 390, Vein 14, Herminia Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100204
R110016	Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R110016
R100026	Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100026
R100189	Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100189
R050191	Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru	https://rruff.info/R050191

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