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Locality Name:
Guatemala

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 23928
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23928.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guatemala": 115
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 71

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Alta Verapaz Department
Baja Verapaz Department
Chimaltenango Department
Chiquimula Department
El Petén Department
El Progreso Department
Escuintla Department
Guatemala Department
Huehuetenango Department
Izabal Department
Jalapa Department
Jutiapa Department
Motagua Valley
Petén Department
Quetzaltenango Department
Quiché Department
Retalhuleu Department
Sacatepéquez Department
San Marcos Department
Santa Rosa Department
Sololá Department
Suchitepéquez Department
Totonicapán Department
Zacapa Department

Latitude: 15°1'42"N
Longitude: 90°28'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 15.028333333333,-90.469166666667

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	Alum	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite
Lawsonite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Titanite
Tridymite	Valleriite	Zinkosite	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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alum Alunite Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite
Lawsonite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Titanite
Tridymite Valleriite Zinkosite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Alum-(Na) ()*	Alunogen ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Banalsite ()*	Baryte ()*	Buddingtonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Copper ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cymrite ()*	Diopside ()*
Eldfellite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*
Jadeite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Omphacite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Preiswerkite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Zircon ()*
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			1	64585	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	100	2	64524,64587	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	64583	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	100	100	2	64524,64587	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	64587	2353
Alum-(Na) ()*	Alum	NaAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	64592	12
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			1	64592	272
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	64587	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	64592	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	64569	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	64569	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	64587	2060
Banalsite ()*	None	Na₂BaAl₄Si₄O₁₆			1	64587	22
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	64523	11547
Buddingtonite ()*	Feldspar	(NH₄)(AlSi₃)O₈			1	64552	27
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	100	100	3	64524,64569,64585	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	64523,64566,64574	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	100	100	1	64524	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	64523	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100	100	2	64524,64555	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	64577,64579	3902
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	100	100	1	64524	3846
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	64556	310
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O			1	64587	46
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	64583,64587	4135
Eldfellite ()*	Zinkosite	NaFe³⁺(SO₄)₂			1	64591	2
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	100	100	2	64524,64613	8173
Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	64587	26
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	64577	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	64523,64566,64572,64574	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	64577	504
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	64587	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	64577	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	64552,64585	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	64587	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	100	100	1	64524	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	64523	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	64523	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	64587	5433
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)			1	64591	123
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			2	64583,64587	154
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	64552,64577	5591
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	64587	121
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	100	100	2	64524,64577	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	100	100	1	64524	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	64552,64583,64587	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	64587	884
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			2	64583,64587	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	64587	247
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	64587	2273
Preiswerkite ()*	Mica	NaAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	64587,64634	14
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	100	100	3	64523,64524,64569	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	100	100	1	64524	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	100	100	6	64524,64552,64569,64577,64585,64587	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	64587	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	64569	4894
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	64523,64566	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	64523,64566,64569	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	64569	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	64569	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	64594	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	64577	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	100	100	3	64524,64583,64587	4899
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	100	100	1	64524	237
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	64577,64583,64587	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	64587	1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	vms-00493	100	100	Cretaceous										S	17539	Oxec Mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala	Oxec	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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