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 Alunite at Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 11.27Ma - 4.9Ma 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
Kristen001423	11.27	10.73	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001439	10.5	4.9	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185

Direct age (prioritized)

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
Kristen001423	11.27	10.73	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001430	9.04	8.22	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001433	9.24	8.48	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001436	7.39	7.11	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001439	10.5	4.9	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185

Direct 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
Kristen001422	10.7	10.14	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185

Locality age (remote)

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
AJES44_373-00020	7	7			Au	24300	El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373

Direct age (deprioritized)

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
Kristen001424	11.21	10.53	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001425	12.56	9.64	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001426	8.92	8.5	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001427	9.35	8.09	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001428	8.39	8.09	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001429	9.06	8.16	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001431	13.25	0.69	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001432	9.27	8.09	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001434	12.42	5.52	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001435	7.33	7.03	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001437	7.4	7.14	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001438	10.26	4.5	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185
Kristen001440	20.93	0	Alunite			24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Deyell et al. (2005)	CG215_185