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 Gypsum at Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 38Ma - 34Ma 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-00209	38	34		Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	188053	Quebrada Blanca Mine, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00299	36	34		Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205862	Copaquire Cu Deposit, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, 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-00299	36	34		Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205862	Copaquire Cu Deposit, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, 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-00147	33	31		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	39273	Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00209	38	34		Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	188053	Quebrada Blanca Mine, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00210	35.5	34.4		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite	Cu	189175	Ujina Deposit, Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155