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Locality Name:
Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru


mindat Locality ID: 2306
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2306.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Arabia Mine

Latitude: 9°57'10"S
Longitude: 77°5'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -9.9527777777778,-77.086666666667
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteAxiniteBournoniteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCopperFluoriteGarnet
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksalt
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Helvine  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS195911312
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)219591188
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)195911969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31959111214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS0372


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