Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
La Libertad, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 22152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Libertad, Peru": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 33

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Otuzco Province
Pacasmayo Province
Pasto Bueno
Pataz Province
Pelona Mine
Sanchez Carrion Province
Santiago De Chuco Province
Trujillo Province
Virù Province

Latitude: 8°5'32"S
Longitude: 78°32'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -8.0922222222222,-78.545555555556

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.

Alunite	Apatite	Aphthitalite	Arcanite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Biphosphammite	Bournonite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coquimbite	Diaspore	Enargite
Epidote	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Oxalate	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Tl W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Aphthitalite Arcanite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Biphosphammite Bournonite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coquimbite Diaspore Enargite
Epidote Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Orpiment Oxalate Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Sartorite Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Topaz Wurtzite

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*
Argentobaumhauerite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augelite ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*
Baryte ()*	Biphosphammite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Burkeite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chatkalite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eugsterite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gratonite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hutchinsonite ()*
Hydrotungstite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lautite ()*
Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mascagnite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Oxammite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Phosphammite ()*	Pirssonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Robinsonite ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stercorite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Teschemacherite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Topaz ()*
Trona ()*	Velikite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zunyite ()*

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
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	96297	312
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	96262,96281,96294	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	96276	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	96283	2734
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	0	0	1	96302	77
Argentobaumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂			1	96297	2
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	96297	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	96283,96297	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃			3	96283,96288,96290	79
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			1	96297	88
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	96297	11547
Biphosphammite ()*	Biphosphammite	(NH₄)H₂(PO₄)	0	0	1	96302	11
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	96297	1935
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			3	96283,96286,96297	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	96283,96284	1633
Burkeite ()*	None	Na₄(SO₄)(CO₃)			1	96266	47
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	96297	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	96294	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	96283,96294,96297	27198
Chatkalite ()*	None	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈			1	96297	8
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	96297	1025
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	96263	136
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	96283	310
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	96262,96294	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	96297	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	96297	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	96294	8173
Eugsterite ()*	None	Na₄Ca(SO₄)₃·2H₂O			1	96266	32
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			1	96297	163
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	96297	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	96283,96289	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	96283,96286,96297	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃			1	96297	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	96298,96301	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	96269,96270,96271,96272	30554
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅			1	96297	24
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	96292,96301	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	96266	1398
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			8	96283,96285,96286,96287,96288,96289,96290,96291	469
Hutchinsonite ()*	None	TlPbAs₅S₉			1	96297	8
Hydrotungstite ()*	None	WO₂(OH)₂·H₂O			2	96283,96289	13
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	96297	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	96294	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			11	96262,96276,96277,96278,96279,96280,96281,96292,96294,96298,96301	5591
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS			1	96283	32
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	96297	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	96294	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	96294,96301	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	96297	5674
Mascagnite ()*	Arcanite	(NH₄)₂(SO₄)	0	0	1	96302	61
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	96283,96286	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	96280,96283,96294,96301	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	96297	511
Oxammite ()*	Oxalate	(NH₄)₂(C₂O₄)·H₂O	0	0	1	96302	3
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	96294	2273
Phosphammite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂(PO₃OH)	0	0	1	96302	3
Pirssonite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·2H₂O			1	96266	19
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			6	96283,96286,96287,96290,96294,96297	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	96262,96294	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			23	96258,96262,96267,96269,96270,96271,96272,96276,96277,96278,96279,96280,96281,96283,96287,96288,96289,96290,96291,96292,96297,96298,96301	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	96297	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			3	96283,96284,96297	1711
Robinsonite ()*	None	Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃			1	96297	39
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl	0	0	1	96302	105
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	96283,96290,96297	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	96283	1153
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃			1	96297	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	96283	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			6	96283,96284,96285,96286,96289,96297	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	96297	668
Stercorite ()*	None	(NH₄)Na(PO₃OH)·4H₂O	0	0	1	96302	6
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	96297	3418
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)			1	96283	156
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	96283,96286	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			5	96283,96284,96286,96287,96297	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	96294	1101
Teschemacherite ()*	None	(NH₄)H(CO₃)	0	0	1	96302	6
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			5	96283,96285,96289,96290,96297	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	96266	299
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	96262	1476
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	96266	129
Velikite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂HgSnS₄			1	96295	5
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			1	96297	372
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl			1	96262	86

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0030	Guano deposit

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
	Michelle_0030	0	0	0		Age of mineralization									2550	Guañape Islands, Virù Province, La Libertad, Peru	Guañape Islands	Winchell and Benoit (1951)		AM36_590	Oxammite occurs in guano deposits. First discovered in 1870 by Shepard, he suggested it be called Guanapite.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120058	Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad, Peru	https://rruff.info/R120058

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