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Locality Name:
Neuquén Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 45

mindat Locality ID: 30820
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30820.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Neuquén Province, Argentina": 113
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 66

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Aluminé Department
Añelo Department
Catán Lil Department
Chos Malal Department
Collón Curá Department
Confluencia Department
Huiliches Department
Lácar Department
Loncopué Department
Los Lagos Department
Minas Department
Ñorquín Department
Pehuenches Department
Picún Leufú Department
Picunches Department
Zapala Department

Latitude: 38°40'53"S
Longitude: 70°14'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -38.681388888889,-70.234444444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite
Autunite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Domeykite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Heulandite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite
Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Turquoise	Volborthite

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: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite
Autunite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite
Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Domeykite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Heulandite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite
Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Turquoise Volborthite

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Algodonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Burkeite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinoptilolite-Ca ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*	Corundum ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hanksite ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stellerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Volborthite ()*
Wairakite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Yugawaralite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	45	45	1	3172	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	3132	8803
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)			1	3187	41
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			2	3095,3132	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	3201	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			12	3139,3141,3142,3143,3144,3145,3146,3165,3173,3181,3188,3191	1588
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			6	3188,3192,3193,3194,3195,3202	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	281	281	1	3110	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	90	90	1	3128	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	3201	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	90	45	5	3107,3128,3172,3174,3175	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			15	3101,3104,3118,3119,3121,3141,3144,3145,3146,3150,3186,3187,3198,3201,3202	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂			1	3201	172
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	281	74	3	3110,3153,3174	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	90	90	2	3128,3201	1633
Burkeite ()*	None	Na₄(SO₄)(CO₃)			1	3169	47
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	281	45	35	3101,3102,3103,3104,3105,3110,3111,3112,3118,3119,3125,3128,3135,3139,3145,3146,3153,3155,3156,3164,3172,3183,3184,3186,3188,3189,3190,3191,3192,3193,3194,3195,3202,3205,3206	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	3098	1184
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			12	3118,3119,3138,3141,3144,3145,3146,3150,3186,3196,3198,3200	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	3201	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	281	74	6	3110,3128,3153,3174,3187,3201	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			1	3174	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	281	74	5	3098,3110,3128,3153,3201	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	90	45	5	3128,3153,3172,3175,3201	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	3177	1756
Clinoptilolite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O			1	3135	33
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	3201	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	3137,3201	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	3201	109
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	3162	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	281	45	4	3110,3128,3153,3172	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	3137,3187,3201	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	74	74	1	3153	144
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	3162	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	3131	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			12	3119,3139,3144,3145,3146,3188,3191,3192,3193,3194,3195,3201	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As			1	3187	73
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	281	45	4	3110,3135,3153,3172	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O			1	3107	138
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	3201	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	74	45	4	3153,3166,3172,3177	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	3160	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			25	3101,3104,3105,3112,3118,3119,3139,3141,3142,3143,3144,3145,3146,3155,3156,3165,3173,3182,3188,3189,3190,3191,3204,3205,3206	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			3	3118,3119,3154	1398
Hanksite ()*	None	KNa₂₂(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl			1	3169	12
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	281	45	17	3098,3101,3110,3111,3135,3153,3155,3162,3172,3177,3188,3191,3192,3193,3194,3195,3202	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	74	74	1	3153	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	90	45	6	3101,3102,3103,3128,3172,3202	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	3162	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	3135	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			2	3107,3201	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			6	3162,3188,3192,3193,3194,3195	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	90	45	7	3098,3107,3128,3172,3174,3175,3201	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	3132	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	281	74	2	3110,3153	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	74	74	1	3153	1508
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	3201	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	281	45	5	3110,3128,3153,3172,3177	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	3095,3132	1236
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			2	3174,3201	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			21	3101,3104,3111,3125,3139,3142,3143,3144,3145,3146,3155,3164,3165,3183,3184,3188,3189,3190,3191,3202,3206	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	281	45	10	3110,3128,3135,3153,3156,3160,3172,3177,3186,3201	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	3162	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	74	74	1	3153	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	281	90	35	3101,3102,3103,3104,3105,3110,3111,3112,3118,3119,3125,3128,3139,3142,3143,3144,3145,3146,3155,3160,3162,3164,3165,3166,3181,3183,3184,3188,3189,3190,3191,3201,3202,3205,3206	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	3166	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	3201	454
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	3132	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	3156,3166	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	281	281	3	3110,3177,3201	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	3135	189
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			5	3123,3160,3173,3182,3204	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	3201	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	74	74	3	3153,3187,3201	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	74	74	1	3153	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	3135	4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	90	90	1	3128	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	3174	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	3201	605
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	90	90	2	3098,3128	155
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O			2	3107,3135	73
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	3201	1655
Yugawaralite ()*	None	Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O			2	3132,3135	33
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	3173	185

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
PorphCu-00221	281	281	281	Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	192115	La Voluntad, Sierra De Cachil, Las Coloradas, Catán Lil Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina	La Voluntad	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedcu-00026	90	90	U.Cretaceous		Cu	229581	Barda González Prospect, Plaza Huincul, Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina	Barda González	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
PorphCu-00196	74	74	74	Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Delafossite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Tenorite	Cu	155867	Campana Mahuida Cu Deposit, Mellao Morales, Loncopué, Loncopué Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina	Campana Mahuida	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00426	45	45	45	Actinolite, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Kaolinite, Pyrite	Cu	206319	Quebrada Del Bronce Cu-Au Deposit, El Huecú, Ñorquín Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina	Quebrada del Bronce	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

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