Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru

Oldest recorded age at locality: 9.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7.7

mindat Locality ID: 5783
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5783.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 9°52'21"S
Longitude: 77°'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -9.8725,-77.002777777778

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	Amphibole	Apatite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite
Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite
Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Germanite
Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Lillianite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Colusite ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hessite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Huanzalaite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Kiddcreekite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Luzonite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sellaite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tungstenite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	9.2	7.7	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	9.2	7.7	315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	9.2	7.7	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	9.2	7.7	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	9.2	7.7	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9.2	7.7	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	9.2	7.7	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	9.2	7.7	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	9.2	7.7	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	9.2	7.7	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	9.2	7.7	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	9.2	7.7	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	9.2	7.7	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	9.2	7.7	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9.2	7.7	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	9.2	7.7	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	9.2	7.7	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	9.2	7.7	344
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	9.2	7.7	310
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	9.2	7.7	54
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	9.2	7.7	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	9.2	7.7	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9.2	7.7	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	9.2	7.7	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	9.2	7.7	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	9.2	7.7	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	9.2	7.7	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9.2	7.7	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9.2	7.7	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9.2	7.7	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	9.2	7.7	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	9.2	7.7	804
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	9.2	7.7	31
Huanzalaite ()*	Columbite	Mg(WO₄)	9.2	7.7	3
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	9.2	7.7	469
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	9.2	7.7	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9.2	7.7	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	9.2	7.7	82
Kiddcreekite ()*	None	Cu₆WSnS₈	9.2	7.7	9
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	9.2	7.7	128
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	9.2	7.7	198
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	9.2	7.7	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9.2	7.7	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	9.2	7.7	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	9.2	7.7	2349
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	9.2	7.7	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9.2	7.7	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	9.2	7.7	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9.2	7.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9.2	7.7	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9.2	7.7	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	9.2	7.7	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	9.2	7.7	969
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	9.2	7.7	4894
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	9.2	7.7	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	9.2	7.7	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	9.2	7.7	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9.2	7.7	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	9.2	7.7	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	9.2	7.7	586
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	9.2	7.7	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	9.2	7.7	1803
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	9.2	7.7	2562
Tungstenite ()*	Molybdenite	WS₂	9.2	7.7	28
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	9.2	7.7	1395
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	9.2	7.7	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	9.2	7.7	372

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-00367	9.2	7.7	9.2–7.7											5783	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	Huanzala	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110022	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R110022
R060116	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R060116
R050070	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R050070
R050190	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R050190
R090037	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R090037
R110024	Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru	https://rruff.info/R110024

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