Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 132
Youngest recorded age at locality: 52

mindat Locality ID: 27090
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27090.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
La Caridad
La Florida De Nacozari
Los Pilares De Nacozari
Nacozari De García

Latitude: 30°21'26"N
Longitude: 109°37'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.357222222222,-109.62694444444

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	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Turquoise	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wurtzite

Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Turquoise Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite

40 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	54.2	53.3	2	84442,84443	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	54.2	53.4	1	84443	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	132	53	1	84447	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	132	53	3	84442,84443,84447	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	54.2	53.4	1	84443	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	54.1	53.3	1	84451	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	54.1	53.3	2	84442,84443	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	132	52	3	84445,84447,84450	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	53.91	53.49	1	84443	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	132	53.3	3	84442,84443,84447	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	132	52	5	84442,84443,84445,84447,84450	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	53.91	52	2	84443,84445	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	132	53	3	84442,84443,84447	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	54.1	53.3	2	84442,84443	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	54.1	53.3	2	84442,84443	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	132	52	4	84443,84445,84447,84450	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	54.2	53.3	2	84443,84449	345
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	132	53.49	2	84443,84447	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	132	53	3	84443,84447,84450	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	132	53	4	84443,84447,84450,84451	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	132	53.49	3	84443,84447,84450	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	54.1	52	3	84442,84443,84445	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	132	52	4	84443,84445,84447,84450	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	132	52	4	84443,84445,84447,84450	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	58.8	52	4	84443,84445,84449,84450	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	54.1	53.3	1	84449	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	132	52	5	84442,84443,84445,84447,84450	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	53.91	53.49	1	84443	186
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	54.2	53.4	1	84443	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	132	52	6	84442,84443,84445,84447,84450,84452	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	54.1	53.3	1	84442	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	132	53	3	84442,84443,84447	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	132	53.4	2	84443,84447	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	132	52	3	84443,84445,84447	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	54.1	53.3	2	84442,84443	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	54.1	53.3	1	84442	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	52	52	1	84445	4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	53.91	53.49	1	84443	484
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	54.2	53.4	1	84443	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	54.2	53.4	1	84443	374

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Mo-00209	54.1	53.3		Re-Os	molybdenite		Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	27090	Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico		Valencia et al. (2005)	10.1007/s00126-005-0480-1	MD40_175
Mo-00031	54	53.6	53.8±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	VA-K-1	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	2355	La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	La Caridad	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00032	54.2	53.8	54.0±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	VA-K-2	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	2355	La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	La Caridad	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00033	53.8	53.4	53.6±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	VA-Ph	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	2355	La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	La Caridad	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
PorphCu-00007	53.91	53.49	53.7±0.21	Re-Os				Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Neotocite	Cu	2355	La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	La Caridad	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00047	52	52	52					Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	14833	La Lilly Mine, La Florida De Nacozari, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	La Florida	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00056	53	53	53						Cu	18441	Pilares Mine, Los Pilares De Nacozari, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Nacozari	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00057	132	118	132–118					Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite	Cu	18441	Pilares Mine, Los Pilares De Nacozari, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Pilares	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00576	58.8	54.8	56.8±2					Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	207317	El Batamote Cu Deposit, Nacozari De García, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	El Batamote	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050543	Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R050543

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