Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Pirquitasite

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    Max Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)mindat IDLocality containing MineralCountryTectonic SettingsDated Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Reference (Max Age)Reference (Min Age)Excel ID (Max Age)Excel ID (Min Age)Query Minerals# of Query Minerals at LocalityLat DegLat MinLat SecLon DegLon MinLon SecDecimal Degree
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    18952Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 1-23-23-32-65-33-29-23.392222222222,-65.558055555556
    18951Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 1-22-32-8-66-270-22.535555555556,-66.45
    18945Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 1-22-41-9-66-32-30-22.685833333333,-66.541666666667
    MD307213Cortaderas Zone, Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 10000000,0
    9896Oploca Vein System (Oploca Mine), Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 1-22-41-20-66-32-30-22.688888888889,-66.541666666667
    MD248963Veta Norte Vein, Oploca Vein System (Oploca Mine), Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPirquitasite 10000000,0
    14499BoliviaBoliviaPirquitasite 1-16-52-44-65-48-37-16.878888888889,-65.810277777778
    34889Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaPirquitasite 1-20-23-39-66-36-1-20.394166666667,-66.600277777778
    33000Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaPirquitasite 10000000,0
    325Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaPirquitasite 1-19-37-5-65-44-58-19.618055555556,-65.749444444444
    MD2191566 De Agosto Mine, Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaPirquitasite 10000000,0
    14488JapanJapanPirquitasite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14487Hokkaidō, JapanJapanPirquitasite 1431847142232643.313055555556,142.39055555556
    14683Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanPirquitasite 142584614122642.979444444444,141.04055555556
    287921Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanPirquitasite 142584614122642.979444444444,141.04055555556
    MD13237Toyoha Mine, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanPirquitasite 142584714122742.979722222222,141.04083333333
    P24.524.55869PeruPeruUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00372sedznpb-00372Pirquitasite 1-11-25-24-75-20-42-11.423333333333,-75.345
    P24.524.520108Lima, PeruPeruUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00372sedznpb-00372Pirquitasite 1-11-44-32-76-18-2-11.742222222222,-76.300555555556
    P24.524.5156107Oyon Province, Lima, PeruPeruUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00372sedznpb-00372Pirquitasite 1-10-37-23-76-41-17-10.623055555556,-76.688055555556
    MDO24.524.52544Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, PeruPeru2544Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, PeruUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00372sedznpb-00372Pirquitasite 1-10-37-23-76-41-17-10.623055555556,-76.688055555556
    P12.8710.214254RomaniaRomaniaRJMD81_122RJMD81_122Kristen001917Kristen001919Pirquitasite 146245924182146.416388888889,24.305833333333
    P12.8710.214684Alba, RomaniaRomaniaRJMD81_122RJMD81_122Kristen001917Kristen001919Pirquitasite 146244122591846.411388888889,22.988333333333
    P12.8710.2290862Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaRomaniaRJMD81_122RJMD81_122Kristen001917Kristen001919Pirquitasite 10000000,0
    MDO12.8710.22607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaRomania2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaRJMD81_122RJMD81_122Kristen001917Kristen001919Pirquitasite 14618212375446.305833333333,23.131666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 25 parent localities have ages)


    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, and has an age.
    The mineral occurs at some child of this locality.
    The locality at which the mineral occurs does not have an age...this is the closest parent locality with an age, relative to that mineral. This is not ideal.

    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.

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     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (6 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (4 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 17 total)

       






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