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Locality Name:
Tizapa, Zacazonapan Municipality, Mexico, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 120
Youngest recorded age at locality: 120

mindat Locality ID: 73255
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73255.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tizapa, Zacazonapan Municipality, Mexico, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCovellite
MeneghiniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
StanniteTalcTetrahedrite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Halite  (*)
Meneghinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zoubekite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212012003419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12012009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)120120011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12012001966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412012005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111201200843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS312012001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120120027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212012005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120120027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812012001008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12012004165
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121201200663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS120120024243
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl12012001398
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S241201200158
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2120120017380
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS312012001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120120039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812012009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120120061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512012001516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS120120021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41201200668
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl1201200275
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212012003337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312012005317
Zoubekite  (*)NoneAgPb4Sb4S10120120010


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
vms-00648120120Lower Cretaceous       S73255Tizapa, Zacazonapan Municipality, Mexico, MexicoTizapaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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