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 Sphalerite at Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 164Ma - 4.6Ma 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
vms-00385	164	100				190504	Punta Del Cobre District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
PorphCu-00152	4.6	4.6			Cu	131765	Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060

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-00296	13.93	13.85		Alunite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	205859	Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, 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
AJES44_373-00004	23	23			Au	207927	Refugio Prospect, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
Hg-00008	114	95		Cinnabar, Fettelite, Moschellandsbergite	Hg	654	Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Sillitoe (2007)	EG102_777
Hg-00121	130	112		Cinnabar, Eugenite, Kolymite, Luanheite	Hg	188244	Pabellón, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Marschik and Fontboté (2001); Kojima et al. (2007)
PorphCu-00152	4.6	4.6			Cu	131765	Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00566	64	63			Cu	207288	Regalito Cu Deposit, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedznpb-00143	94	89.7				207685	Maria Cristina Zn-Pb Deposit, Quebrada Galena, Punta De Díaz, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
vms-00384	201	100				648	La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00385	164	100				190504	Punta Del Cobre District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034