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Locality Name:
La Coipa Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 17

mindat Locality ID: 189280
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189280.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Coipa Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°41'59"S
Longitude: 69°30'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.699722222222,-69.5

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	Alunite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Enargite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Spinel	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Claudetite ()*	Covellite ()*
Dickite ()*	Enargite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Mercury ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wakabayashilite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum
Covellite Enargite Gypsum Kaolinite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Spinel Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

40 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	23	17	2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	17	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	23	17	2734
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	17	58
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	23	17	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	17	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	17	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	17	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	23	17	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	17	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	17	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	23	17	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	23	17	2600
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃	23	17	35
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	23	17	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	17	651
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	23	17	910
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	17	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	17	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23	17	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	17	14640
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	23	17	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	17	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	17	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	17	14899
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	23	17	397
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	23	17	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	17	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	17	254
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	17	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	17	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	17	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	23	17	712
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	23	17	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	23	17	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	17	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	23	17	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	23	17	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	23	17	5317
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	23	17	16

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
	Hg-00122	23	17										Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury	Hg	189280	La Coipa Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile		Oviedo et al. (1991)	10.2113/gsecongeo.86.6.1287	EG86_1287

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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