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Locality Name:
Sinaloa, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65
Youngest recorded age at locality: 49.7

mindat Locality ID: 2349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sinaloa, Mexico": 102
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 75

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Bacubirito Meteorite
Badiraguato Municipality
Choix Municipality
Concordia Municipality
Cosalá Municipality
Culiacán Municipality
Los Mochis
Mocorita Municipality
Mun. Del Fuerte
Reforma
Rosario Municipality
San Ignacio Municipality

Latitude: 24°45'53"N
Longitude: 106°58'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.764722222222,-106.97027777778

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Gadolinite	Ilvaite	Iron
Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Vivianite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Gadolinite Ilvaite Iron
Malachite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Vivianite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cosalite ()*
Datolite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Erythrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilvaite ()*
Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Taenite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Violarite ()*
Zoisite ()*

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	59.7	57.3	9	84097,84098,84099,84101,84102,84104,84109,84115,84160	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	84068	3419
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	84068	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	84116	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	84075,84083	5509
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			3	84108,84156,84157	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	59.7	56	3	84091,84111,84115	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	84068,84130	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	59.7	57.3	1	84115	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	59.7	49.7	10	84071,84074,84075,84076,84077,84081,84082,84085,84091,84115	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65	49.7	13	84073,84075,84077,84085,84091,84094,84110,84113,84116,84136,84164,84165,84166	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	58.4	56	1	84091	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	65	49.7	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	59.7	57.3	2	84112,84115	966
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	59.7	57.3	2	84112,84115	344
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			1	84068	498
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	84065	157
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	84128	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	84068	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	58.4	56	2	84068,84091	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	84068	814
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	58.4	49.7	4	84068,84075,84085,84091	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			7	84068,84118,84119,84120,84123,84124,84160	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	57.7	49.7	2	84085,84160	14640
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)			1	84068	197
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	84065	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	84068	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	57.7	49.7	2	84068,84085	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	58.4	49.7	3	84075,84085,84091	12537
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈			1	84068	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	84068	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	57.6	49.7	1	84085	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	57.7	49.7	2	84068,84085	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			1	84068	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	84068	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	84068	1512
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	59.7	57.3	1	84115	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			5	84083,84098,84103,84105,84114	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65	49.7	24	84068,84070,84072,84074,84075,84077,84079,84080,84082,84085,84091,84094,84097,84098,84099,84100,84101,84102,84103,84104,84105,84113,84115,84116	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			2	84112,84160	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	84161	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	84089	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	84065	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	84068	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	59.7	57.3	21	84077,84078,84098,84103,84105,84115,84138,84139,84140,84141,84142,84143,84144,84145,84146,84147,84148,84149,84150,84151,84152	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			3	84087,84088,84090	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	59.7	57.3	10	84097,84098,84099,84101,84102,84104,84113,84115,84118,84160	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	84133	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			5	84098,84103,84105,84121,84122	3418
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	84065	703
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	59.7	57.3	2	84113,84115	1101
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	84068	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	84065	1044
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			2	84128,84129	605
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			1	84068	380
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	84068	1025

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Mo-00423	57.6	57.2	57.4±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	C-1-1	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00424	57.4	57	57.2±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	C-1-2	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00425	57.2	56.8	57.0±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	C-1-3	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00426	52.3	51.7	52.0±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	G-14	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00427	56.1	55.5	55.8±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	G-15	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00428	53.2	52.6	52.9±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V-12-1	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00429	52.9	52.3	52.6±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V-12-2	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00430	50.4	49.8	50.1±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V1E-1	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00431	50.3	49.7	50.0±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V1E-2	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00432	52.3	51.7	52.0±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V-20-1	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00433	51.9	51.3	51.6±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	V-20-2	Molybdenite		Mo	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
PorphCu-00340	57.7	49.7	57.4±0.3 – 50±0.3 (Re-Os)					Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205996	Tameapa Mine, Tameapa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Tameapa	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00341	58.4	56	57.2±1.2					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	205998	Santo Tomás Mine, Choix, Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Santo Tomás	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00573	65	65	probably Laramide					Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	207314	La Reyna, Concordia La Rosita, Concordia Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	La Reyna	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
sedznpb-00314	59.7	57.3	58.5±1.2							17132	Nuestra Señora Mine (Nuestra Mine), Cosalá, Cosalá Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	Nuestra Señora	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050452	Sinaloa, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R050452
R050426	Cerro De La Chiche, Culiacán (Culiacán-Rosales), Culiacán Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R050426

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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