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Locality Name:
Ecuador

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 25750
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25750.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ecuador": 181
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 112

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Azuay Province
Bolívar Province
Cañar Province
Carchi Province
Chimborazo Province
Cotopaxi Province
El Oro Province
Esmeraldas Province
Galápagos Province
Guayas Province
Imbabura Province
Loja Province
Los Ríos Province
Manabí Province
Morona-Santiago Province
Napo Province
Orellana Province
Pastaza Province
Pichincha Province
Santa Elena Province
Santo Domingo De Los Tsachilas Province
Sucumbíos Province
Tungurahua Province
Zamora-Chinchipe Province

Latitude: 4005°39'37"N
Longitude: 60283°28'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 4005.6602777778,60283.473333333
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Os P Pb Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenolite
ArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteBournoniteBowieiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloritoid
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHeulanditeKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOwyheeitePalygorskitePerovskite
PolybasitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTalcTetradymite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteWurtziteZircon

145 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barroisite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Bowieite  (*)Braggite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprorhodsite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Haüyne  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Osmium  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Plumosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S349002,49008,490832793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201.618.31248950,48984,48989,49008,49018,49020,49023,49024,49049,49087,49091,490933419
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6249059,49060286
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS149083312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)201.618.3848950,48984,48987,49000,49024,49030,49091,491088803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O149041470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6129.6348945,48949,49042966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1490221627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201.61451049008,49085,49086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,49105,491081534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1490022734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)201.6145.51490901588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)214533.91490653092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1490301036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4148984708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1490333250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20.39.61448943,48944,48950,48951,48955,48960,48986,48998,49023,49025,49030,49042,49083,491199052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61490602060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21210248945,490495509
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214900049
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2019.48948945,48950,48970,48979,49002,49008,49028,49065,4908311547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420151548944,48945,48950,48970,48979,48980,48993,49002,49006,49037,49042,49064,49065,49091,491155516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11248960,49083843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31490081089
Bowieite  (*)BowieiteRh2S314901033
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4149010101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)201.618.33148943,48951,48960,48984,48989,48993,48994,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008,49017,49018,49019,49023,49025,49026,49028,49030,49032,49033,49049,49054,49083,49086,49088,49093,49097,49100,4910627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2248959,489915171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2149083309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1490024979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1210148945925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S201.651348945,48955,48970,49002,49023,49025,49037,49065,49084,49091,49114,49115,491205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201.654448943,48944,48945,48950,48951,48955,48960,48965,48966,48967,48970,48979,48980,48981,48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008,49010,49017,49019,49023,49025,49030,49037,49042,49043,49047,49049,49064,49065,49082,49083,49090,49091,49093,49105,49114,49115,49116,49119,4912027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2248995,49000376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41490103902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O201.6145.5349049,49114,491153531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4148984951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1490832600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)348989,49000,490181025
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS149010124
Copper  (*)CopperCu201.610248945,491143846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS201.651748945,48955,48965,48970,48980,48991,48994,49023,49025,49037,49042,49064,49065,49082,49091,49093,491144165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2648954,48957,48961,48963,49041,49081453
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O125248945,490372970
Cuprorhodsite  (*)Spinel(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S414901034
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)9.69.6149042481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.69.6149042651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2015548945,48980,49037,49064,490651027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201.6136348995,49030,490854135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2448960,48989,49002,490189895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS49.69.6348955,48970,49042910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201.654048943,48945,48950,48951,48966,48967,48984,48989,48993,48994,49000,49006,49008,49017,49018,49019,49020,49023,49024,49025,49030,49037,49049,49065,49082,49083,49085,49086,49088,49090,49091,49093,49094,49097,49100,49104,49105,49108,49115,491208173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS2149010110
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1210148945345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2548992,48998,49002,49006,490089617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1489951188
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12448960,48970,49008,49083663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3148960105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201.618.32048950,48951,48955,48960,48970,48979,48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008,49017,49023,49025,49065,49083,49090,49091,4911924243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3154154149115504
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2348984,48995,49000286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)158.45.3848943,48945,48986,49042,49043,49047,49049,491157437
Gold  (*)CopperAu201.69.62948943,48944,48949,48950,48951,48955,48979,48993,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008,49010,49042,49065,49083,49085,49086,49087,49093,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,49108,4911930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1490002812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201.6145749086,49088,49093,49094,49100,49104,491051544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1210648945,48947,48998,49002,49008,490766890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)249059,49060158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6201.6136149085741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3201.652348945,48981,48993,49006,49008,49010,49018,49019,49023,49024,49025,49030,49037,49042,49065,49070,49083,49085,49088,49091,49093,49100,4911514640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4149060407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te149008804
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O249022,49035246
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu14901027
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3201100348981,49010,490185433
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe149010128
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14248960,49083784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)69.69.6248949,490422228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201.651248945,48949,48961,48974,48993,48994,49006,49037,49042,49083,49090,491155591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2149083234
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4248995,490001507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O14533.9949018,49019,49022,49023,49025,49030,49035,49049,490651271
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2149010226
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1489841487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4201.69.61748943,48945,48950,48955,48965,48966,48967,48981,49008,49042,49059,49060,49070,49091,49093,49115,4912014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2201.65948945,49019,49023,49025,49037,49049,49082,49091,4911412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220.318.3548951,48960,48986,49002,490835674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O348986,48998,49030915
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS149083255
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2148960300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1489874924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201.651848943,48945,48950,48965,48966,48967,49008,49037,49042,49082,49090,49091,49092,49105,49114,49115,49116,491205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O201.65448950,49037,49090,491151508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O349022,49035,49073405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201.652948945,48950,48980,48993,48995,48998,49000,49006,49008,49037,49042,49043,49047,49054,49056,49057,49064,49065,49082,49083,49084,49088,49090,49091,49093,49114,49115,49116,4912017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)314900867
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)201.6145.5249114,49115186
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)249059,49060884
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)149049492
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6149000229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O348974,49026,490832994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)349018,49024,490252349
Osmium  (*)NoneOs149010169
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S2814896089
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O20.318.3148950306
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201.65449000,49037,49090,49115247
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2348993,49006,49008409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2201.65448950,49037,49090,491152273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt149010485
Plumosite  (*)NonePb2Sb2S514899818
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]148960716
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)148943494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)214633.9549018,49019,49030,49065,490911898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3348970,49008,49083733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3348960,48970,490831425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201.655148943,48944,48945,48949,48950,48951,48955,48957,48960,48965,48966,48967,48970,48979,48980,48984,48986,48991,48993,48994,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008,49017,49019,49023,49025,49030,49037,49042,49043,49047,49049,49064,49065,49082,49083,49090,49091,49093,49097,49105,49106,49108,49114,49115,49116,49119,4912039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2201.61451490933106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl348982,49004,490071725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)29.69.6149042771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8201.618.31248950,48951,48955,48960,48965,49002,49010,49017,49083,49090,49091,491159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201.618.36248943,48944,48951,48954,48955,48957,48960,48961,48963,48970,48980,48981,48984,48986,48987,48989,48993,48994,48995,48998,49000,49002,49006,49008,49017,49018,49019,49020,49023,49024,49025,49028,49030,49032,49033,49041,49049,49054,49056,49057,49064,49065,49075,49076,49081,49083,49085,49086,49088,49093,49094,49097,49099,49100,49104,49105,49106,49108,49114,49115,49116,4911961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)348960,49083,491191711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)149083969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2146136249000,490915614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2149008317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)34201489654894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1489862705
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3149083179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1490306417
Silver  (*)CopperAg20.318.3348951,48955,490835186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2149010337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201.618.32948950,48951,48955,48960,48965,48970,48979,48980,48991,48993,48994,48998,49002,49006,49008,49017,49023,49025,49030,49064,49065,49082,49083,49091,49093,49106,49108,49114,4911921482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4248959,48960668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4148960586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3448944,48989,48991,490833418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS348943,48974,490112045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21489843337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1320118.3748950,48960,48970,48980,49008,49064,490651803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12101489451101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S149008510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13201100748955,48960,48970,48979,48991,49008,490835317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O201.6145548984,48989,49000,49087,490934899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2149070458
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3149083369
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O14907373
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1490545251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)249000,490081025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_358Granodiorite pluton stock


27 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
Michelle_35810.069.489.77±0.29 Age of granodiorite intrusion      206856Chaucha Cu-Mo Deposit, Azuay Province, EcuadorChaucha DistrictCaelles et al. (1971)10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961EG66_961Age of granodiorite intrusion
PorphCu-00497121012–10      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, TenoriteCu206856Chaucha Cu-Mo Deposit, Azuay Province, EcuadorChauchaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-0049920.318.319.3±1      Actinolite, Albite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Palygorskite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu206859Gaby-Papa Grande Cu-Au Deposit, Azuay Province, EcuadorGaby-Papa GrandeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00634342034–20      Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, SphaleriteCu209837Balsapamba-Las Guardias Cu-Mo Deposit, Bolívar Province, EcuadorBalzapamba-Las GuardiasSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00500211921–19      Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206860Chaso Juan Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, EcuadorChaso JuanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00493161416–14      Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206852Telimbela Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Bolívar Province, EcuadorTelimbelaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
vms-00464201100Jurassic-Early Cretaceous        215195Macuchi Deposit, Macuchi, Pujilí Canton, Cotopaxi Province, EcuadorMacuchiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
PorphCu-00491858–5      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Epidote, Hematite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, PyriteCu206850Junin Cu Deposit, Imbabura Province, EcuadorJuninSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-004989.69.69.6      Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, PyrophylliteCu206858Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, EcuadorFierro UrcuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00495235.3Miocene      Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu206854Los Linderos Cu Deposit, Loja Province, EcuadorLos LinderosSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00496235.3Miocene      Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu206855Rio Playas Cu Deposit, Loja Province, EcuadorRio PlayasSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
vms-0046314533.9Cretaceous or Paleocene-Eocene        60100La Plata Mine, Pichincha Province, EcuadorLa PlataMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
PorphCu-00633201.6145.5Jurassic      Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu209836El Hito Cu Deposit (Pachicutza; Santa Barbara), Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl HitoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00490201.6145.5Jurassic      ChalcociteCu206849Mirador Cu-Mo Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorMiradorSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00214201.6145.5Jurassic      Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, PyrrhotiteCu191536Cerro Colorado-Tumi Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorTumiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00215146136141±5      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu191530Cumay Prospect, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorCumaySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00399147.8146.2147.0±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteDTR536, surface sample  Molybdenite Mo191535Guaysimi Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorGuaysimi–DavidChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00396146.4145.4145.9±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR437, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00397146145145.5±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR438, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00398146.1145.1145.6±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteDTR438, prospect dump  Molybdenite Mo209615El Tierrero Mine, Nambija Deposit, Nambija District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorEl TierreroChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00443153.8152.8153.3±0.5Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenitePA020398, 249.5 m  Molybdenite Mo206851Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorPanantzaChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
PorphCu-00492201.6145.5Jurassic      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, NeotociteCu206851Panantza Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorPanantzaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00450158.4157.2157.8±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteSC091198, 144.80 m  Molybdenite Mo209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
Mo-00451157.6156.4157.0±0.6Re-Os molybdeniteSC091198, 144.80 m  Molybdenite Mo209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
PorphCu-00631154154154      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Gibbsite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, NeotociteCu209628San Carlos Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSan CarlosSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-00449155.4154.4154.9±0.5Re-Os, U-Pb molybdeniteSutsu, surface sample  Molybdenite Mo209627Sutsu Prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorSutsuChiaradia et al. (2009)10.1007/s00126-008-0210-6MD44_371 
PorphCu-00494201.6145.5Jurassic      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206853Warintza Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, EcuadorWarintzaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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