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Locality Name:
Raúl-Condestable Mine, Cañete Province, Lima, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 238301
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-238301.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Raúl-Condestable Mine, Cañete Province, Lima, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEpidoteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21456603419
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314566014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31456605433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414566014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21456605674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O145660915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21456605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214566017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81456609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1456601025



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
vms-0070914566Cretaceous        238301Raúl-Condestable Mine, Cañete Province, Lima, PeruRaul-CondestableMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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