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Locality Name:
Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4567.61
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4565.65

mindat Locality ID: 35
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°58'0"N
Longitude: 105°19'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.966666666667,-105.31666666667

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Fe Ge H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os P Ru S Sc Si Sn Ti V Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Fe Ge H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os P Ru S Sc Si Sn Ti V Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBarringeriteBaryteBerdesinskiiteBixbyiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCerite
ClayCorundumDiamondDmisteinbergiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetIronMagnetoplumbiteMayenite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupNuwaiteOlivinePaqueitePentlandite
PerovskitePseudobrookitePyroxeneRocksaltRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelTridymite
Wollastonite

71 IMA Minerals at location:
Adrianite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Allendeite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Armalcolite  (*)Augite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beckettite  (*)Burnettite  (*)Butianite  (*)Calcite  (*)Hibonite-(Fe)  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Corundum  (*)Coulsonite  (*)Davisite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dmisteinbergite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Eringaite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossite  (*)Grossmanite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hexamolybdenum  (*)Hibonite  (*)
Hutcheonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaitianite  (*)Kamiokite  (*)
Kangite  (*)Khamrabaevite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)Kushiroite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Majindeite  (*)Margarite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monipite  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nuwaite  (*)Panguite  (*)
Paqueite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Rhönite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Tazheranite  (*)
Tistarite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Tugarinovite  (*)Wadalite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adrianite  (*)NoneCa12(Al4Mg3Si7)O32Cl64567.614565.6501
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]4567.614565.650133
Allendeite  (*)NoneSc4Zr3O124567.614565.6502
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)34567.614565.6501534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)4567.614565.6501036
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O54567.614565.65039
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O64567.614565.6502060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe4567.614565.650166
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO24567.614565.650238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4567.614565.65011547
Beckettite  (*)SapphirineCa2V6Al6O204567.614565.6501
Burnettite  (*)PyroxeneCaVAlSiO64567.614565.6501
Butianite  (*)NuwaiteNi6SnS24567.614565.6501
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4567.614565.65027770
Hibonite-(Fe)  (*)MagnetoplumbiteFeAl12O194567.614565.6501
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44567.614565.6503902
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)24567.614565.65086
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34567.614565.6501797
Coulsonite  (*)SpinelFe2+V3+2O44567.614565.65016
Davisite  (*)PyroxeneCaScAlSiO64567.614565.6503
Diamond  (*)DiamondC4567.614565.650697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64567.614565.6504135
Dmisteinbergite  (*)DmisteinbergiteCa(Al2Si2O8)4567.614565.6504
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O64567.614565.650944
Eringaite  (*)GarnetCa3Sc2(SiO4)34567.614565.6502
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)4567.614565.650371
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)4567.614565.6501188
Grossite  (*)NoneCaAl4O74567.614565.65019
Grossmanite  (*)PyroxeneCa(Ti3+,Mg,Ti4+)AlSiO64567.614565.6502
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)34567.614565.6501544
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S24567.614565.650205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O64567.614565.650741
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O44567.614565.650407
Hexamolybdenum  (*)None(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)4567.614565.6505
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O194567.614565.65080
Hutcheonite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiAl2)O124567.614565.6501
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34567.614565.6505433
Iron  (*)IronFe4567.614565.6501089
Kaitianite  (*)BerdesinskiiteTi3+2Ti4+O54567.614565.6501
Kamiokite  (*)NolaniteFe2+2Mo4+3O84567.614565.6508
Kangite  (*)Bixbyite(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,   )2O34567.614565.6501
Khamrabaevite  (*)RocksaltTiC4567.614565.6507
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)4567.614565.65033
Kushiroite  (*)PyroxeneCaAlAlSiO64567.614565.6504
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44567.614565.65014899
Majindeite  (*)NolaniteMg2Mo3O84567.614565.6501
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)24567.614565.650168
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)74567.614565.650230
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24567.614565.6505800
Monipite  (*)BarringeriteMoNiP4567.614565.6501
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)4567.614565.650153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O4567.614565.6501508
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)4567.614565.650884
Nuwaite  (*)NuwaiteNi6GeS24567.614565.6501
Panguite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O34567.614565.6502
Paqueite  (*)PaqueiteCa3TiSi2(Al,Ti,Si)3O144567.614565.6501
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S84567.614565.6501512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO34567.614565.650495
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O64567.614565.650303
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84567.614565.6509056
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]4567.614565.65047
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl4567.614565.650444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44567.614565.6501934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)4567.614565.650703
Tazheranite  (*)Fluorite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,   )24567.614565.6508
Tistarite  (*)CorundumTi2O34567.614565.6502
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS4567.614565.6501044
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)24567.614565.65073
Tugarinovite  (*)RutileMoO24567.614565.6505
Wadalite  (*)MayeniteCa6Al5Si2O16Cl34567.614565.65011
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO34567.614565.6501247



2 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
GCA59_14454566.0014565.9994.566 +0.002/-0.001206Pb/204Pb     Kamiokite, Tugarinovite, Hexamolybdenum, MonipiteMo35Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico Allègre et al. (1995)10.1016/0016-7037(95)00054-4GCA59_1445error is 0.002/-0.001
Mo-000014567.614565.654.566.63±0.98Pb-Pb     Kamiokite, Tugarinovite, Hexamolybdenum, MonipiteMo35Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico Amelin and Krot (2007)10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00577.xMPS42_1321 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130013Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, Mexicohttps://rruff.info/R130013


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