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 Kaolinite at Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 8.16Ma - 6.84Ma 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-00093	8.16	6.84		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	34975	Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén 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
AJES44_373-00003	8	8			Au	34975	Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
Michelle_356	7.2	7		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite		205926	Bajo De San Lucas Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Caelles et al. (1971)	EG66_961
Michelle_357	8	7.8				205927	Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Caelles et al. (1971)	EG66_961
PorphCu-00093	8.16	6.84		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	34975	Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00302	11	6		Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	205923	Bajo De Agua Tapada Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00303	7	7		Chalcopyrite, Delafossite, Epidote, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205926	Bajo De San Lucas Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00304	8	8		Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Delafossite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	205927	Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155