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Locality Name:
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 24.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24.5

mindat Locality ID: 2544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 10°37'23"S
Longitude: 76°41'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.623055555556,-76.688055555556

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	Allophane	Amphibole	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Columbite	Copper	Diaspore	Feldspar	Ferdowsiite	Fluorite	Garnet	Lillianite	Marcasite
Nickeline	None	Olivine	Orpiment	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quadratite	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite
Xanthoconite

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 B C Ca Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Axinite Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Columbite Copper Diaspore Feldspar Ferdowsiite Fluorite Garnet Lillianite Marcasite
Nickeline None Olivine Orpiment Polybasite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quadratite Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Wurtzite
Xanthoconite

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agmantinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Andradite ()*	Argyrodite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Baumhauerite ()*	Benavidesite ()*	Billingsleyite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Ferdowsiite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*
Friedelite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gratonite ()*	Grossular ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hyršlite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Kësterite ()*
Keutschite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganoquadratite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Marrite ()*	Menchettiite ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Oyonite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Seligmannite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spryite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tephroite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uchucchacuaite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Xanthoconite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	24.5	24.5	2793
Agmantinite ()*	Wurtzite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	1
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	24.5	24.5	312
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	24.5	24.5	1534
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	24.5	24.5	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	24.5	24.5	9052
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	24.5	24.5	88
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	24.5	24.5	15
Benavidesite ()*	None	Pb₄MnSb₆S₁₄	24.5	24.5	8
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆	24.5	24.5	11
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	24.5	24.5	1089
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	24.5	24.5	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	24.5	24.5	91
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	24.5	24.5	27198
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	24.5	24.5	126
Ferdowsiite ()*	Ferdowsiite	Ag₈(Sb₅As₃)S₁₆	24.5	24.5	3
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	24.5	24.5	9617
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	24.5	24.5	105
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	24.5	24.5	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24.5	24.5	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	24.5	24.5	7437
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	24.5	24.5	24
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	24.5	24.5	1544
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	24.5	24.5	469
Hyršlite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂	24.5	24.5	1
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	24.5	24.5	784
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	24.5	24.5	73
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	82
Keutschite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂AgAsS₄	24.5	24.5	2
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	24.5	24.5	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	24.5	24.5	14899
Manganoquadratite ()*	Quadratite	AgMnAsS₃	24.5	24.5	1
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	24.5	24.5	5674
Marrite ()*	None	AgPbAsS₃	24.5	24.5	8
Menchettiite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₅Mn₃Ag₂Sb₆As₄S₂₄	24.5	24.5	1
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	24.5	24.5	87
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	24.5	24.5	300
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	24.5	24.5	186
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	24.5	24.5	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	24.5	24.5	2349
Oyonite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₃Mn₂Pb₄Sb₇As₄S₂₄	24.5	24.5	1
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	24.5	24.5	249
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	24.5	24.5	6
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	24.5	24.5	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	24.5	24.5	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	24.5	24.5	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	24.5	24.5	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	24.5	24.5	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	24.5	24.5	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	24.5	24.5	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	24.5	24.5	969
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	24.5	24.5	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	24.5	24.5	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	24.5	24.5	5186
Smithite ()*	None	AgAsS₂	24.5	24.5	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	24.5	24.5	21482
Spryite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	24.5	24.5	1
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	24.5	24.5	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	24.5	24.5	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	24.5	24.5	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	24.5	24.5	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	24.5	24.5	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	24.5	24.5	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	24.5	24.5	2562
Uchucchacuaite ()*	Lillianite	AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂	24.5	24.5	5
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	24.5	24.5	1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	24.5	24.5	372
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	24.5	24.5	89

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
	sedznpb-00372	24.5	24.5	24.5											2544	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	Uchucchacua	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R090021	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R090021
R090041	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R090041
R100213	Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru	https://rruff.info/R100213

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