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 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) at Antofagasta, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 64Ma - 34Ma 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-00004	64	63		Antlerite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00099	38	34		Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	39275	El Abra Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	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-00004	64	63	Antlerite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00097	1880	1880	Alunite, Anilite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Diaspore, Digenite, Djurleite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Idaite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Turquoise	Cu	39272	La Escondida Mine, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00098	38.89	34.49		Cu	39272	La Escondida Mine, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00099	38	34	Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	39275	El Abra Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00155	65.7	65.7	Albite, Anhydrite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	133117	Antucoya Mine, Oficina Maria Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00212	57.69	55.98	Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	191199	Spence Cu Deposit, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00213	43	41	Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	191200	Gaby Sur Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00292	38.7	34.9	Alunite, Anhydrite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Pyrite	Cu	205852	Chimborazo Prospect, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00295	41.8	41.3	Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Jarosite, Pyrite	Cu	205858	Esperanza Mine, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00297	45.8	42.8	Atacamite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Pyrite, Tenorite	Cu	205860	Centinela Cu Deposit, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00298	35.1	31.3	Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	205861	Conchi Cu Deposit, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00300	38.89	34.49	Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205864	El Telégrafo Cu Deposit, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00316	37	34	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	205942	Opache Cu Deposit, 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
PorphCu-00319	16.23	15.75	Hematite, Pyrite	Cu	205945	Puntillas Cu Deposit (Galenosa), Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
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-00567	58.9	55.3	Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copiapite, Copper, Coquimbite, Covellite, Epidote, Jarosite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sideronatrite, Voltaite	Cu	207289	Lomas Bayas Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00648	290	260		Cu	227982	Lilian Prospect, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00649	298	285		Cu	227985	Rio Frio Prospect, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00650	64	64	Alunite, Jarosite, Pyrite	Cu	227989	Maní Prospect, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedcu-00332	24	24		Cu	195853	San Bartolo Mine, San Bartolo District, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

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
Michelle_0022	0	0		Biphosphammite, Guanine, Gypsum, Halite		250080	Cueva Lechuza De Campanario, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	De Waele et al. (2009)	G2_113
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)