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Locality Name:
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18

mindat Locality ID: 2356
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2356.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°48'0"N
Longitude: 109°40'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.8,-109.66666666667

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCaledoniteClayCopper
CovelliteDiasporeFluoriteFornaciteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupNowackiitePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur
TetradymiteTetrahedriteZemannite

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aktashite  (*)Altaite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bambollaite  (*)Baryte  (*)Benleonardite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Burckhardtite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carlfriesite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)
Chalcomenite  (*)Choloalite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cliffordite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Cuzticite  (*)Denningite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)
Eztlite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goldfieldite  (*)Gruzdevite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hakite-(Hg)  (*)Henryite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kinichilite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)
Kostovite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Kuranakhite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Mackayite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Moctezumite  (*)Molybdomenite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)
Mroseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paradocrasite  (*)Paratellurite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Plumbotellurite  (*)Poughite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rickardite  (*)Rozhdestvenskayaite  (*)Schmitterite  (*)Selenium  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skippenite  (*)Sonoraite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spiroffite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tiemannite  (*)
Tlapallite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xocolatlite  (*)Yafsoanite  (*)Zemannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S481802793
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S124818022
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe48180489
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)481803250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2481805509
Bambollaite  (*)NoneCu(Se,Te)2481803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4818011547
Benleonardite  (*)PolybasiteAg15Cu(Sb,As)2S7Te44818020
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe24818041
Burckhardtite  (*)NonePb2(Fe3+Te6+)(AlSi3O8)O6481804
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4818027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)648180359
Carlfriesite  (*)NoneCaTe4+2Te6+O8481804
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)481804979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS4818042
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O4818040
Choloalite  (*)None(Pb,Ca)3(Cu,Sb)3Te6O18Cl481807
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS481802600
Cliffordite  (*)NoneUTe4+3O9481804
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe48180169
Cuzticite  (*)NoneFe3+2Te6+O6·3H2O481802
Denningite  (*)NoneCaMn2+Te4+4O10481802
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448180651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2481809895
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O4818034
Eztlite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+3(Te4+O3)3(SO4)O2Cl481802
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2481809617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)4818085
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)481807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4818030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S134818072
Gruzdevite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3Sb4S12481805
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O481806890
Hakite-(Hg)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se134818012
Henryite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 (x~0.4)481804
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te48180804
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6481802228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4481805591
Kinichilite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3·4.5H2O481802
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se64818063
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe44818021
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe848180111
Kuranakhite  (*)NonePbMn4+Te6+O6481807
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)48180234
Mackayite  (*)NoneFe3+Te4+2O5(OH)4818012
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24818012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl481801107
Moctezumite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(Te4+O3)2481801
Molybdomenite  (*)NonePbSe4+O34818015
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)384818019
Mroseite  (*)NoneCaTe4+O2(CO3)481803
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24818017380
Paradocrasite  (*)NoneSb2(Sb,As)2481806
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO24818020
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)648180477
Plumbotellurite  (*)NonePb(Te4+O3)481803
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O4818012
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)448180369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24818039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2481803106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24818061156
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe24818052
Rozhdestvenskayaite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S13481801
Schmitterite  (*)None(UO2)(Te4+O3)481806
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe48180143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)481806417
Silver  (*)CopperAg481805186
Skippenite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se2Te481806
Sonoraite  (*)NoneFe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O4818011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4818021482
Spiroffite  (*)NoneMn2+2Te4+3O8481804
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO24818052
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe48180190
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S48180510
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe4818083
Tlapallite  (*)None(Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2·3H2O481805
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4481801655
Xocolatlite  (*)NoneCa2Mn4+2Te6+2O12·H2O481802
Yafsoanite  (*)GarnetCa3Te6+2(ZnO4)3481804
Zemannite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3·nH2O (3≤n≤4.5)481807



3 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
Emily000421423840±2K-Ar whole rock  Yes  2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMoctezumaDeen & Atkinson (1988) EG83_1841 
Hg-000214818 K-Ar    YesAktashiteHg2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Deen and Atkinson (1988); Camprubi et al. (2003);   
Mo-000344818 K-Ar    YesJordisite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo2359Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Camprubi et al. (2003); Deen and Atkinson (1988)   


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070545Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070545
R080003Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R080003
C130838Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/C130838
R061023Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R061023
R060802Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060802
R080008Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R080008
R060524Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R060524
R070606Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R070606


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