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Locality Name:
Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 203
Youngest recorded age at locality: 203

mindat Locality ID: 24849
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24849.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Mt. Illimani
Mururata
Mururata 2
Reconquistada Mine
Rinconada
Sirupaya Mine
Yanacachi District

Latitude: 16°27'34"S
Longitude: 67°50'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.459444444444,-67.835833333333
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 As Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibnite
TopazTungstiteUllmannite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS203203426087,26089,26091,260979052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3203203226095,260971935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)126095716
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2203203426097,26098,26099,261005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2203203526087,26089,26091,26095,2609727198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182032031260971008
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)203203426089,26091,26097,26100551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2203203326087,26089,260979617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS203203326087,26094,2609724243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320320312609714640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)203203126097469
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22032031260975800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2203203526087,26089,26091,26097,2610017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2203203526087,26089,26091,26097,2610039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8203203526089,26091,26094,26097,261009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2203203826087,26089,26091,26092,26097,26098,26099,2610061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)203203326089,26091,260974894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)203203526091,26094,26095,26097,260996417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS203203426087,26089,26091,2609721482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22032031260971476
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O203203226089,26097118
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS126094293


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
Kaitlynn000014203203203K-Arage of sulphidechalcopyriteCR-65B  Chalcopyrite  10062Chojlla Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, BoliviaChojllaTilton et al. (1981)10.1130/MEM154-p791MGSA154_791 

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