Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23

mindat Locality ID: 2340
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2340.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Luis Potosí, Mexico": 138
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 107

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Catorce Municipality
Cerro De San Pedro Municipality
Charcas Municipality
El Toro Cinder Cone
Guadalcázar Municipality
Las Cuevas Mine
Matehuala
Mexquitic
Moctezuma Municipality
Rioverde Municipality
Salinas Municipality
Santa María Del Oro
Sierra Del Fraile
Tamuín Municipality
Villa Arriago Municipality
Villa De Arriaga Municipality
Villa De La Luz Municipality
Villa De La Paz Municipality
Villa De Ramos Municipality
Villa De Reyes Municipality
Zaragoza Municipality

Latitude: 22°42'4"N
Longitude: 100°38'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.701111111111,-100.64166666667

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	Adelite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite
Axinite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bixbyite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Danburite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum
Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Polybasite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tridymite
Tyrolite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Bi Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg I K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu H O Pb V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite
Axinite Baryte Bismutite Bixbyite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Danburite Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum
Iron Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Polybasite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tridymite
Tyrolite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

109 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Armalcolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chiavennite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Cryolithionite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Danburite ()*	Datolite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Eglestonite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluor-buergerite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*
Litharge ()*	Maghemite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mercury ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nifontovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*
Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Santafeite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Tenorite ()*
Terlinguaite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zapatalite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	35.7	23	2	83931,84054	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35.7	35.7	1	84042	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	84022	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	84016,84022	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	38.6	35.7	3	83982,84042,84050	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	67.2	60.8	3	83968,84046,84047	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	164	38.6	2	83976,84015	3250
Armalcolite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅			1	83992	39
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	164	23	3	83949,83976,84013	9052
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			1	83994	88
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	67.2	23	6	83931,83967,83974,84015,84054,84055	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	35.7	35.7	1	84050	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	67.2	60.8	3	83965,83966,83973	716
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃			1	84035	104
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	38.6	38.6	4	83991,84042,84044,84051	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	35.7	35.7	1	84042	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	84054	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	38.6	23	7	83931,83937,83939,83942,83985,84044,84049	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	67.2	23	18	83927,83955,83956,83957,83959,83972,83974,83976,83977,83987,83989,83990,84014,84015,84020,84028,84042,84059	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl			1	84020	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			4	84008,84010,84026,84032	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			3	84015,84028,84045	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	67.2	23	8	83931,83949,83955,83964,83968,84044,84046,84047	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			2	83959,84001	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	84043,84054	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	67.2	23	17	83941,83943,83945,83970,83972,83974,83977,83978,83980,83986,83990,84013,84042,84044,84049,84050,84054	27198
Chiavennite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(BeOH)₂Si₅O₁₃·2H₂O			1	84022	22
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	67.2	23	6	83931,83953,83955,83969,84002,84055	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	83979	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	84013	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	67.2	23	14	83931,83933,83959,83971,83989,83995,83996,83997,84002,84003,84006,84011,84013,84020	2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	84043	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	83979,84054	3846
Cryolithionite ()*	Garnet	Na₃Al₂(LiF₄)₃			1	84022	5
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	84054	2970
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	38.6	38.6	6	83976,83977,83978,83987,83989,83990	148
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	38.6	38.6	6	83976,83977,83978,83987,83989,83990	498
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	83979	157
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	35.7	23	1	83931	378
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)			1	84020	36
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35.7	35.7	1	84042	8173
Fluor-buergerite ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe³⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃F			1	84016	3
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	35.7	35.7	3	84014,84042,84063	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	67.2	35.7	5	83972,83974,84042,84054,84060	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	164	23	7	83931,83976,84014,84043,84050,84054,84055	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	67.2	35.7	5	83963,83967,83970,83974,84042	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	35.7	35.7	3	84009,84042,84060	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	35.7	23	8	83928,83932,83949,83998,84007,84013,84020,84049	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	84025	1398
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	35.7	35.7	2	84042,84050	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	35.7	23	4	83931,83955,84009,84014	14640
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI			1	83955	180
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	83979	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	84014	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	84013	230
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	35.7	23	4	83949,83955,84044,84048	139
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	84059	229
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	38.6	23	9	83931,83981,84015,84038,84039,84040,84050,84054,84055	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	35.7	23	4	83931,83949,84044,84048	202
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			9	83995,83996,83997,84002,84003,84006,84011,84013,84020	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			3	83994,84001,84013	255
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	35.7	35.7	1	84042	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	84000	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	35.7	35.7	2	84042,84050	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	164	23	0		362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	35.7	35.7	1	84042	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	164	38.6	1	83976	1236
Nifontovite ()*	None	Ca₃[BO(OH)₂]₆·2H₂O	38.6	38.6	3	83976,83987,83989	5
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	84043	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	84016,84035	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	84012	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	35.7	35.7	1	84042	2349
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			1	84000	142
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	164	23	0		158
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	35.7	23	4	83929,83931,83942,84054	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	35.7	23	8	83931,83937,83943,83944,83950,84042,84054,84055	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	67.2	23	24	83930,83931,83933,83936,83940,83945,83946,83948,83972,83974,83976,83978,83980,83982,83984,83986,83989,84005,84009,84015,84020,84042,84050,84051	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	35.7	23	1	83950	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	84000,84044	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	35.7	35.7	2	84042,84050	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	38.6	23	14	83927,83975,83976,83977,83987,83989,84014,84015,84016,84022,84030,84042,84054,84059	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	35.7	23	1	83943	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	35.7	23	1	83950	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	84035	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	84022	598
Santafeite ()*	None	(Ca,Sr,Na)₃(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂Mn⁴⁺₂(VO₄)₄(OH,O)₅·2H₂O			1	84022	5
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	83979	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	84043	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	35.7	23	4	83931,83942,83943,84054	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	67.2	23	26	83931,83934,83935,83936,83939,83940,83943,83946,83947,83949,83951,83952,83972,83974,83977,83978,83979,83980,83986,83989,83990,84042,84054,84055,84056,84060	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	35.7	23	3	83944,83959,83960	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	164	23	7	83927,83938,83944,83959,83983,83988,84050	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	35.7	35.7	4	83999,84004,84013,84042	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	83979	703
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	84043,84054	1101
Terlinguaite ()*	None	Hg₂OCl			1	84020	22
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	35.7	35.7	1	84042	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	35.7	35.7	1	84042	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	84034,84035	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35.7	35.7	1	84042	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	84032	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	83979	1044
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			1	84022	245
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	35.7	23	2	83938,83959	369
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	35.7	23	1	83931	605
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	35.7	35.7	1	84042	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	35.7	35.7	2	84000,84050	1655
Zapatalite ()*	None	Cu₃Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₉·4H₂O			1	84022	7
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	35.7	35.7	1	84050	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG98_1029_tbl_1_028	epithermal
EG98_1029_tbl_1_029	epithermal

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG98_1029_tbl_1_028	35.7	35.7	35.7?	K-Ar	2343	Catorce (Real De Catorce), Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Real de Catorce	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029
sedznpb-00305	33.9	23	Oligocene		2343	Catorce (Real De Catorce), Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Catorce	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00306	67.2	60.8	64±3.2		27668	Cerro De San Pedro (San Pedro), Cerro De San Pedro Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Cerro San Pedro	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00308	38.6	38.6	38.6		2296	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Charcas	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
vms-00635	164	100	Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous		20160	Salvador Mine, Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	El Salvador	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
EG98_1029_tbl_1_029	35.7	35.7	35.7?	K-Ar	21463	Santa María De La Paz Mine, La Paz, Villa De La Paz Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Santa María de la Paz	Camprubi et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.1029	EG98_1029

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060132	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R060132
R070420	Wadley, Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R070420
R070532	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R070532
R040013	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R040013
X050050	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/X050050
R050136	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R050136
R080138	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R080138
R070566	Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R070566
R040121	Tepetate, Villa De Arriaga Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R040121

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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