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Locality Name:
Zimapán, Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23

mindat Locality ID: 2331
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2331.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zimapán, Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 42
Child Localities:
Afloramiento Mine
Albarradon Mine
Balcones Mine
Bernal Mine
Carmen Mine
Chacuaco Viejo Mine
Chiquihuitemire Mine
Chiquihuites Mine
Concordia Mine
Cruz Mine
Dolores Mine
Estacas Mine
Flojanales Mine
Guadalupe Mine
Lomo Deltoro Mine
Luz Mine
Miguel Hidalgo Mine
Nuestra Señora Mine
Palma Mine
Pamplona Mine
Preciosa Sangre Mine
Salvadora Mine
San Cayetano Mine
San Clemente Mine
San Francisco Mine
San Gabriel Mine
San Guillermo Mine
San Juan Mine
San Judas Mine
San Miguel Mine
San Pascual Mine (San Pasquale Mine)
San Rafael Mine
San Vicente Mine
Santa Clara Mine
Santa Eleonora Mine
Santa Gorgonia Mine
Santa Inés Mine
Santa Rita Mine
Santo Tomás Mine
Sirena Mine
Tecomates Mine
Versosas Mine

Latitude: 20°45'0"N
Longitude: 99°20'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.75,-99.349722222222

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumCubaniteDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKobelliteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghinite
MicaMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpurrite-AfwilliteStanniteTetrahedriteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtzite
Zinkenite

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Alamosite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hidalgoite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Litharge  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spurrite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S33.92302793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)33.923183175254
Alamosite  (*)Not in a structural groupPbSiO333.92318318917
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)333.92301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)33.923483168,83173,83179,831892734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS33.923383163,83173,831899052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)633.923183173919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)33.92318317811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)633.923183189413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS433.92305516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1133.9230843
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633.923283171,831931633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)33.923027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)33.923583172,83173,83175,83189,831964979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O33.923183173925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S33.9231831725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS233.92318316727198
Copper  (*)CopperCu33.9231831743846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S533.9230344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S333.9230802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O633.92304135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33.92308173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233.923483161,83165,83173,831929617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1233.9230663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS33.923483161,83173,83175,8318924243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S433.9230192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)33.9231831737437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)333.92301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O333.923683161,83172,83173,83188,83195,8319714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te33.9230804
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)633.92318318957
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O33.92318317349
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1433.923683159,83166,83175,83191,83198,83199784
Litharge  (*)NonePbO33.923183172139
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs233.923183196762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)233.923283172,8317312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS233.92305674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO33.923283172,83173202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O33.923183173915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2433.923283167,83173158
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl33.9231831721107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O433.923183173247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS233.9231831735800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO333.923183173140
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)33.923183173153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)233.923283173,8318917380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)33.923183173884
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)33.923283169,83175492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O33.9231831732994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)33.9231831892349
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)633.923183173477
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS333.9231831731425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS233.92318318939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33.923283169,831721725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S833.923883159,83161,83164,83166,83167,83175,83185,831999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO233.923061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS33.923183173712
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)33.9231831674894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O33.923283169,831751153
Silver  (*)CopperAg33.9231831765186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)33.9231831732473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS33.9231583161,83162,83169,83170,83173,83174,83177,83180,83182,83184,83186,83188,83189,83190,8319721482
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)33.92318317354
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS433.9230668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1333.9231831731803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1333.9231183161,83169,83174,83176,83186,83187,83188,83190,83194,83197,832005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)233.923283170,831752562
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl33.923183173605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1033.923283170,831811395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO333.92301247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO433.923383160,83173,831891655
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S4233.923183183228
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33.9231831831025



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-0032433.923Oligocene        2331Zimapán, Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, MexicoZimapanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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