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Locality Name:
Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Mexico


mindat Locality ID: 28871
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28871.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Mexico": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
El Condor
El Mesquite
La Joyita
Los Gavilanes

Latitude: 32°24'25"N
Longitude: 116°5'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.406944444444,-116.09611111111
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H Li Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AxiniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMarcasite
NickelineNonePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
TopazTourmalineVesuvianite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Diopside  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Grossular  (*)Groutite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1814838803
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2281485,81493260
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18281483,814844286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)381486,81491,8149227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218148527198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)281485,814931025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6581485,81486,81487,81491,814934135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)181484520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)581485,81489,81491,81492,814938173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18148524243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3881482,81485,81486,81487,81491,81492,81493,814941544
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)18149072
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6181487741
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21814855674
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2281485,814891898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218148539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8281485,814879056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2581483,81486,81487,81491,8149261156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2281488,8149088
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)781485,81486,81487,81491,81492,81493,814944894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1814832705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18148521482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21814841476
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10381486,81491,814921395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1814851025


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