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 Corundum at Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 6Ma - 5Ma 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-00082	6	5		Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite	Cu	28448	Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca 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-00082	6	5		Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite	Cu	28448	Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca 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
Kaitlynn000007	9	7	Galena			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Tilton et al. (1981)	MGSA154_791
Kaitlynn000008	9	7	Galena			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Tilton et al. (1981)	MGSA154_791
Michelle_353	428.8	416.6	Muscovite			23036	Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Caelles et al. (1971)	EG66_961
Michelle_354	444.7	432.1	Muscovite			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Caelles et al. (1971)	EG66_961