Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
El Quemado District, Nevados De Palermo, La Poma Department, Salta Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 23361
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23361.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Quemado District, Nevados De Palermo, La Poma Department, Salta Province, Argentina": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
El Bolsón (Anzotana) Pegmatite
El Peñón Pegmatite
El Quemado Pegmatite
La Elvirita Mine
Santa Elena Pegmatite

Latitude: 24°49'59"S
Longitude: 66°19'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.833055555556,-66.3275

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.

Alluaudite	Amphibole	Arrojadite	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Autunite	Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite	Childrenite	Clay	Columbite	Corundum	Covellite	Fairfieldite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Laueite
Leucophosphite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tapiolite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
Tourmaline	Triplite	Wicksite	Zircon

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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alluaudite Amphibole Arrojadite Arsenic Arseniosiderite Autunite Beryl Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite Childrenite Clay Columbite Corundum Covellite Fairfieldite Feldspar Fluorite Laueite
Leucophosphite Mica Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phosphosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Rockbridgeite Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tapiolite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Tourmaline Triplite Wicksite Zircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alluaudite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Annivite ()*
Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Autunite ()*	Bederite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bismutotantalite ()*	Brazilianite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Covellite ()*	Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) ()*
Elbaite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Eosphorite ()*	Fairfieldite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fluornatromicrolite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Hambergite ()*	Heterosite ()*	Hodrušite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ingodite ()*	Ixiolite ()*	Joséite-A ()*	Joséite-B ()*
Laueite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*
Mitridatite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Phosphosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Torbernite ()*
Triphylite ()*	Triplite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Ushkovite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	3299,3301	8803
Alluaudite ()*	Alluaudite	NaMnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₃	0		94
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	244
Annivite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂](Bi,Sb,As)₄S₁₃	0		7
Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Arrojadite	(KNa)Fe²⁺(CaNa₂)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂	1	3299	50
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	0		1272
Bederite ()*	Wicksite	Ca₂Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₆·2H₂O	1	3299	2
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	1	3300	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	3300	716
Bismutotantalite ()*	None	BiTaO₄	1	3301	23
Brazilianite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	3299	59
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0		5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0		27198
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	1	3301	289
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0		4165
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) ()*	Arrojadite	K(NaMn)CaNa₃AlMn₁₃(PO₄)₁₂(OH)₂	1	3299	26
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		520
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	1	3300	246
Eosphorite ()*	Childrenite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	3299	128
Fairfieldite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	3299	72
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Fluornatromicrolite ()*	Pyrochlore	(Na_1.5Bi_0.5)Ta₂O₆F	1	3300	13
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	3302	445
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	0		81
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	0		204
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂	1	3300	28
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Ingodite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂TeS	1	3300	30
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂	1	3299	148
Joséite-A ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄TeS₂	1	3300	50
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	1	3300	86
Laueite ()*	Laueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	0		70
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	0		110
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	1	3299	155
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		4924
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O	0		129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	3301,3302	945
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	1	3301	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	3299,3300,3301	17380
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	3299	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	3300	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	3299,3300,3301	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	0		206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	3299	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	3301,3302	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2	3300,3302	688
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	1	3301	211
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	1	3301	88
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	0		1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	3300	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0		5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	0		1059
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	313
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	1	3302	233
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	3299,3301	2718
Ushkovite ()*	Laueite	MgFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	1	3299	18
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	4	3299,3300,3301,3302	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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