Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Copiapite at Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 64Ma - 55.3Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00004	64	63		Antlerite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00567	58.9	55.3		Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copiapite, Copper, Coquimbite, Covellite, Epidote, Jarosite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sideronatrite, Voltaite	Cu	207289	Lomas Bayas Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00567	58.9	55.3		Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copiapite, Copper, Coquimbite, Covellite, Epidote, Jarosite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sideronatrite, Voltaite	Cu	207289	Lomas Bayas Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00004	64	63		Antlerite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00297	45.8	42.8		Atacamite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Pyrite, Tenorite	Cu	205860	Centinela Cu Deposit, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00300	38.89	34.49		Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205864	El Telégrafo Cu Deposit, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00649	298	285			Cu	227985	Rio Frio Prospect, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155