Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Carretera Mine, Mineral Del Monte (Mineral Del Real Del Monte; Real Del Monte), Mineral Del Monte Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 21
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20

mindat Locality ID: 9645
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9645.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carretera Mine, Mineral Del Monte (Mineral Del Real Del Monte; Real Del Monte), Mineral Del Monte Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°8'0"N
Longitude: 98°40'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.133333333333,-98.666666666667

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.

Braunite	Calcite	Diaspore	None	Polybasite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mn O S Sb Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mn O S Sb Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Braunite Calcite Diaspore None Polybasite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Manganite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	21	20	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	21	20	27770
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	21	20	1382
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	21	20	7437
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	21	20	770
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	21	20	716
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	21	20	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	21	20	969

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
	AJES44_373-00017	21	20	21-20							Yes			Au	21164	Mineral Del Monte (Mineral Del Real Del Monte; Real Del Monte), Mineral Del Monte Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico	Real del Monte	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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