Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 24177
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24177.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Cruz, Bolivia": 56
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Ángel Sandoval Province
Cerro Pelado
Cerro Rojo
Chiquitos Province
Guarayos Province
Ñuflo De Chavez Province
Sandoval Province
Santa Rosa De La Roca
Velasco Province

Latitude: 17°35'4"S
Longitude: 61°17'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.584444444444,-61.291666666667

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Staurolite	Stibnite	Topaz	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: Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Staurolite Stibnite Topaz Zircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	26687	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	26710	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			3	26687,26738,26739	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	145	66	2	26716,26730	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	26687	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	26716	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	26687	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	26687	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	145	66	1	26730	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			5	26694,26703,26704,26710,26732	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	26687	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	26687	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	3	26722,26724,26730	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	145	66	2	26694,26730	5171
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	145	66	1	26730	94
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	26687	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	541	2	26687,26696	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	26687	3531
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			4	26704,26714,26718,26720	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			2	26698,26705	289
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	26687	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	26687	1008
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			3	26691,26716,26740	599
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	26687	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	26687	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	66	2	26724,26730	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	26687	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	145	66	1	26730	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	145	66	4	26694,26704,26706,26730	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	26687	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	66	4	26688,26691,26730,26738	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	26687,26716	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	145	66	1	26730	173
Graphite ()*	None	C	2500	541	4	26696,26716,26738,26740	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	26687	223
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			2	26691,26716	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	26688,26691,26716,26728	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	26724	243
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	145	66	1	26730	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	26698,26713	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			7	26698,26704,26710,26715,26718,26728,26732	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	26687	1507
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	26691	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	541	6	26687,26688,26691,26696,26704,26716	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	26687	12537
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	145	66	1	26730	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	26704,26710,26718	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	26687	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	26704	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	541	11	26687,26696,26699,26702,26704,26705,26707,26718,26720,26732,26738	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	26694,26718,26735	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	541	3	26687,26696,26716	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	26691,26716,26740	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	26704	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2500	541	1	26696	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	66	18	26688,26690,26691,26696,26704,26710,26716,26718,26720,26723,26724,26726,26730,26732,26733,26734,26737,26738	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	1	26730	375
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	26687	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	66	3	26691,26716,26730	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	26698	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	541	2	26687,26696	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			3	26694,26738,26739	978
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	26694,26704	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2500	541	2	26687,26696	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	26703	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001188	MAGMATIC STYLE: Lava and dykes. Alteration precludes determination of nature.

2 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-00063	2500	541	Proterozoic											249250	Miguela Prospect (Miguela Deposit; Miguela Project), Guarayos Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Miguela A-Zone	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
	Jen_0001188	145	66	Probably Cretaceous	Geological.										11961	Cerro Manomo, Velasco Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Cerro Manomo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R040083	Miramica Mine, La Bella, Ñuflo De Chavez Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R040083

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