Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Susques Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 239699
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239699.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Susques Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Adriana Geyser
Coranzuli
El Oculto Cu Deposit
La Providencia Mine
Lina Deposit
Nevados De Poquis (Nevados De Pocuis) Alluvial Streams
Olaroz Grande Mine
Pairique Chico Deposit
Pairique Grande Mine
Pairique Tin Deposit
Peña Larga Lead Deposit
Puna De Jujuy
Rivadavia Mine
Salar De Cauchari
Salar De Olaroz (Salina Olaroz)
Sey
Sierra Del Cobre
Turu Tari Mine
Tuzgle Volcano (Tuzzgle Volcano)

Latitude: 23°46'10"S
Longitude: 66°40'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.769444444444,-66.676388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Allophane	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Covellite	Gypsum	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite
Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Turquoise

Acanthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Borax ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Colemanite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Inyoite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pyrite ()*	Realgar ()*
Romanèchite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Teruggite ()*	Tincalconite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Ulexite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cs Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Covellite Gypsum Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Pyrite
Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Sulphur Turquoise

41 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	2758	2793
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	2755,2758	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	2758	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	2	2755,2771	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	2757,2758	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	2758	1633
Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	CsFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄]·4H₂O	1	2781	2
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	2753,2755,2758	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	2758	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	2758	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	2758	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	2757,2758	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	2758	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	2758	3531
Colemanite ()*	None	CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O	1	2755	144
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	2758	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	2758	2970
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	2758	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	2756,2758,2759,2761,2762,2763	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	2758,2768,2772	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	2	2768,2772	1398
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O	1	2755	34
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	2758	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	2757	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	2755	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	2755	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	2755	511
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	2757,2758	39462
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	2755	712
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	1	2758	312
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	2755	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	2758	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	2758	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	2758	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5	2755,2778,2779,2780,2782	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	2758	1101
Teruggite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg[AsB₆O₁₁(OH)₆]₂·14H₂O	1	2755	3
Tincalconite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O	1	2755	29
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	2757	484
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	4	2753,2755,2768,2770	160

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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