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 Galena at Salta Province, Argentina

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 90Ma - 29Ma 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
sedcu-00020	90	90			Cu	158908	Juramento Deposit, Juramento, Metán Department, Salta Province, Argentina	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
PorphCu-00422	29	29		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite	Cu	206314	Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina	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-00422	29	29		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite	Cu	206314	Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina	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-00420	15	15		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	206312	Inca Viejo Cu-Au Deposit, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00421	15	15		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206313	Pancho Arias Cu Deposit, Rosario De Lerma Department, Salta Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00423	33.6	29		Alunite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206315	Taca-Taca Bajo Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedcu-00020	90	90			Cu	158908	Juramento Deposit, Juramento, Metán Department, Salta Province, Argentina	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107