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 Malachite at Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 38.2Ma - 31Ma 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-00320	38.2	37.6		Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	205947	Toki Cu Deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00002	35	31		Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Conichalcite, Covellite, Djurleite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sampleite, Sphalerite	Cu	641	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa 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-00320	38.2	37.6		Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	205947	Toki Cu Deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization 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-00002	35	31		Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Conichalcite, Covellite, Djurleite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sampleite, Sphalerite	Cu	641	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00318	35	32		Alunite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chenevixite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Digenite, Enargite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite	Cu	205944	Ministro Hales Mine (Mina Ministro Hales; MMH; Mansa Mina Cu-Au Deposit), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa 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
Mo-00007	35.07	34.73		Betpakdalite-CaCa, Ferrimolybdite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Wulfenite, Mendozavilite-KCa	Mo	641	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Ballard et al. (2001); Ossandón et al. (2001)