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Locality Name:
West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26.6

mindat Locality ID: 4623
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4623.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Aquiles Serdán
Carmen Mine (El Carmen Mine)
Francisco Portillo
Minerales Shaft 5

Latitude: 28°26'1"N
Longitude: 105°52'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.433611111111,-105.86666666667

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Perovskite	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Wollastonite

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 Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Andalusite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Cubanite Descloizite Diaspore Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Perovskite Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Sulphur Wollastonite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Corkite ()*	Creedite ()*
Cronstedtite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haiweeite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hedyphane ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Nováčekite-I ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Jeanbandyite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Legrandite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Natanite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sklodowskite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wickmanite ()*
Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	26.6	26.6	3	81694,81700,81701	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	254
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	26.6	26.6	1	81691	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	26.6	26.6	1	81691	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	2	81689,81698	3250
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	26.6	26.6	1	81697	53
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	26.6	26.6	1	81697	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	26.6	26.6	1	81688	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	9	81688,81690,81691,81692,81694,81697,81698,81701,81702	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	4	81691,81697,81699,81700	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81697	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	26.6	26.6	2	81696,81701	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	26.6	26.6	1	81692	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	26.6	26.6	1	81697	1756
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	151
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O	26.6	26.6	3	81693,81694,81697	48
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	26.6	26.6	1	81697	54
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81701	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	26.6	26.6	1	81697	9895
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	371
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	26.6	26.6	5	81688,81690,81691,81697,81701	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	26.6	26.6	3	81691,81694,81697	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26.6	26.6	1	81697	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	26.6	26.6	4	81690,81691,81694,81697	6890
Haiweeite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₂)(OH)₂·6H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81690	15
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	741
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl	26.6	26.6	1	81697	48
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	26.6	26.6	1	81697	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	26.6	26.6	1	81697	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81697	1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81697	144
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	469
Nováčekite-I ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81690	55
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	85
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	1066
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	197
Jeanbandyite ()*	Perovskite	Fe³⁺Sn(OH)₅O	26.6	26.6	1	81697	7
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	26.6	26.6	1	81697	234
Legrandite ()*	None	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)·H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81697	20
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	26.6	26.6	1	81691	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	26.6	26.6	1	81691	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	26.6	26.6	3	81694,81697,81699	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	26.6	26.6	1	81697	247
Natanite ()*	Perovskite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	14
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81694	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	26.6	26.6	1	81691	2349
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	26.6	26.6	1	81697	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	26.6	26.6	1	81701	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	26.6	26.6	1	81697	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	26.6	26.6	1	81697	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26.6	26.6	5	81688,81690,81691,81694,81697	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	26.6	26.6	1	81697	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	969
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	1	81697	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	26.6	26.6	1	81701	5186
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	26.6	26.6	1	81690	56
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	26.6	26.6	2	81691,81697	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	26.6	26.6	1	81697	2045
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	26.6	26.6	1	81699	605
Wickmanite ()*	Perovskite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	26.6	26.6	1	81697	24
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	26.6	26.6	3	81688,81697,81702	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	26.6	26.6	2	81695,81701	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	26.6	26.6	2	81697,81699	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00319	26.6	26.6	26.6							Yes				2311	Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico	Santa Eulalia	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050445	Animas Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R050445
R070536	Potosí Mine (El Potosí Mine), Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R070536
R100016	Potosí Mine (El Potosí Mine), Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico	https://rruff.info/R100016

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