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Locality Name:
Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63
Youngest recorded age at locality: 63

mindat Locality ID: 285810
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-285810.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
La Mariquita Mine

Latitude: 31°3'20"N
Longitude: 110°25'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.055555555556,-110.42083333333

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 C Cu Fe H K O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNonePyrite
SpinelTurquoise

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)66363184325966
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S63631843255707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2636318432527198
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63631843257437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3636318432514640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)663631843252228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)463631843255591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4636318432514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2636318432512537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2636318432517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2636318432539462
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O6363184325484



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
PorphCu-003396363~63      Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, TurquoiseCu205994La Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMariquitaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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