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Locality Name:
Morelos, Mexico


mindat Locality ID: 22318
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22318.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morelos, Mexico": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Ayala Municipality
Cerro Jumil
Cuernavaca
Tlaquiltenango Municipality

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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGarnetMicaNatroliteNickelineNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite
Zircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Portlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S283609,836132793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21836043419
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1836021627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3383602,83603,836041534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1836049052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)383604,83609,8361327770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1836135707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218360427198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61836044135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21836049895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1836048173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21836049617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS283604,8361124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1836047437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18360430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31836041544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6183604741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318360414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31836045433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418360414899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O283602,83603425
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218360417380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1836021236
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)218360651
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218360439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81836049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218360461156
Silver  (*)CopperAg283610,836135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18360421482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21836043337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1836034899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21836042562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101836041395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31836041247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41836121655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1836045251



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