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 Argentopyrite at Tarapacá, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 33Ma - 31Ma 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-00147	33	31		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	39273	Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization 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_539	145	100			Ag	69589	Santa Rosa Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya District, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Moreno and Gibbons (2007)	BOOK_TGC_2007

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
Cr-00068	0	0		Dietzeite, Iquiqueite, Lopezite, Tarapacaite	Cr	692	Zapiga, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Ericksen et al. (1986)	AM71_830
Michelle_0019	0	0		Ammineite, Joanneumite, Chanabayaite, Antipinite, Shilovite, Mohnite		192704	Pabellón De Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Bojar et al. (2010)	CM48_1359
Michelle_500	174	145				69589	Santa Rosa Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya District, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Moreno and Gibbons (2007)	BOOK_TGC_2007
Michelle_726	359	66				192704	Pabellón De Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chukanov et al. (2015)	MM79_1111
MM77_3047-00001	174	145		Leverettite		190910	Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Kampf et al. (2013)	MM77_3047
PorphCu-00138	52.4	51.2		Albite, Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	108197	Cerro Colorado Mine, Pozo Almonte, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00147	33	31		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	39273	Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00209	38	34		Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	188053	Quebrada Blanca Mine, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00210	35.5	34.4		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite	Cu	189175	Ujina Deposit, Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00231	31	31		Alunite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	195846	La Planada Mine, Yabricoya District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00232	58	58		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	196016	Mocha District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00299	36	34		Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205862	Copaquire Cu Deposit, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00569	36	36		Atacamite, Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	207310	Queen Elizabeth Cu Deposit, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155