Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298
Youngest recorded age at locality: 285

mindat Locality ID: 683
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-683.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Agua Verde II Prospect
Agua Verde Prospect
Catalina 037 Meteorite
Cerro Buenos Aires Project
Chinita Mine
Doña Elba Prospect
Filomena Mine
Julia District
Juncal District
La Negra Mine
Los Vientos 123 Meteorite (LoV 123)
Montecristo District
Oficina Catalina
Oficina Lautaro
Rio Frio Prospect
Santo Domingo Cu-(Ag) Deposit
Sierra Vaquillas
Silvita Prospect
Tropezón Deposit
Vaca Muerta Meteorite

Latitude: 25°5'28"S
Longitude: 69°42'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.091111111111,-69.709444444444

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baddeleyite
Baryte	Betpakdalite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Iron	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel	Starkeyite
Titanite	Tridymite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As B Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H I K Mg Mo Na O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baddeleyite
Baryte Betpakdalite Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Iron Lepidocrocite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Spinel Starkeyite
Titanite Tridymite Zircon

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*
Baddeleyite ()*	Bandylite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassanite ()*	Betpakdalite-NaCa ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brüggenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Darapskite ()*	Diaboleite ()*	Dietzeite ()*	Digenite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Iron ()*	Lautarite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nitratine ()*	Paraotwayite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Retgersite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schreibersite ()*
Silver ()*	Starkeyite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tangeite ()*	Tarapacáite ()*
Tetrataenite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*	Whitlockite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			2	35804,35805	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	35790,35807	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	35801,35807	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	35801	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	35807	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	35808	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	35808	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	35804	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	35801	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	35784,35808	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			1	35808	238
Bandylite ()*	None	CuB(OH)₄Cl	298	285	0		2
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	35786	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O			1	35807	82
Betpakdalite-NaCa ()*	Betpakdalite	[Na₂(H₂O)₁₇Ca(H₂O)₆][Mo⁶⁺₈As⁵⁺₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₄(OH)₃]	298	285	0		2
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	35793	413
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	35790,35801,35807	5516
Brüggenite ()*	None	Ca(IO₃)₂·H₂O			1	35798	2
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			6	35790,35801,35804,35805,35807,35808	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	35801	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			8	35782,35783,35787,35788,35790,35801,35806,35807	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	35808	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	35801	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	35793	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	35801,35808	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	35801	2970
Darapskite ()*	None	Na₃(SO₄)(NO₃)·H₂O			2	35796,35799	31
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄			1	35793	57
Dietzeite ()*	None	Ca₂(IO₃)₂(CrO₄)·H₂O	298	285	0		4
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	35801	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	35801,35807	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	35808	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	35804	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	35808	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	35782,35783,35787,35807	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	35784,35808	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	35793,35808	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	35790,35801,35807	14640
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆			1	35793	57
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	35808	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	35808	1089
Lautarite ()*	None	Ca(IO₃)₂			1	35798	2
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	35808	581
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	35801	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	35790,35801,35807,35808	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	35801	12537
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	35808	230
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	35792,35793	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	35807	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	35801	17380
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)			1	35797	91
Paraotwayite ()*	None	Ni(OH)_2-x(SO₄,CO₃)_0.5x			1	35808	2
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			2	35784,35808	303
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	35804	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	35804	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	35790,35801,35804,35807	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			3	35790,35801,35807	61156
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	35808	55
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	35808	5614
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	35808	374
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	35805	5186
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	298	285	0		79
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	35808	703
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	35786	60
Tarapacáite ()*	None	K₂(CrO₄)	298	285	0		4
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi			1	35808	116
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	35801	4899
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	35808	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	35808	1044
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆			1	35808	104
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	35808	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00649	298	285	298–285										Cu	227985	Rio Frio Prospect, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Rio Frio	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070489	Chinita Mine, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R070489

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