Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 56427
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56427.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Carmen Mine (C83-12)
Carrera Pinto
Dulcinea De Llampos Mine
Flor Del Llano Mine

Latitude: 27°6'40"S
Longitude: 69°58'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.111111111111,-69.976666666667

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Atacamite	Baryte
Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Fornacite	Gypsum
Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Turquoise
Wurtzite

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 Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Atacamite Baryte
Brochantite Brookite Calcite Caledonite Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Fornacite Gypsum
Linarite Malachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Turquoise
Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antimony ()*	Antlerite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Beudantite ()*
Bonattite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Corkite ()*	Cornetite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diaboleite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*
Dravite ()*	Duftite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fornacite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Huenite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lindgrenite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdofornacite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrojarosite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Perroudite ()*	Powellite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Schwartzembergite ()*	Shattuckite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Turquoise ()*	Valentinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zálesíite ()*	Zinc ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	36084	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	36080,36084	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	36080	2734
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1	36082	363
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	36080	246
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	36078	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	36078,36080	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	36080,36084	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	36078,36084	132
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	36078	413
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	1	36084	21
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	3	36078,36080,36084	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	36080	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	36080,36082,36084	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	2	36078,36084	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	36078,36080,36084	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	1	36084	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	36084	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	36080,36083,36084	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	36080	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	36080,36083,36084	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	36084	2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	36080	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	36078	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	36080,36084	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	36080	151
Cornetite ()*	None	Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃	1	36080	26
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	36080,36084	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	36080	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	36080,36084	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	36078	179
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	1	36078	378
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄	1	36084	57
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	3	36078,36084,36085	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	3	36080,36084,36085	300
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	36080,36084	648
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	36084	220
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	36084	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	36080	2740
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	1	36084	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	36078,36080,36085	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	36084	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	36080,36084	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	36080,36083,36084	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	3	36078,36080,36084	1689
Huenite ()*	None	Cu₄(MoO₄)₃(OH)₂	1	36080	2
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	36078	201
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	1	36080	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	36083,36084	2228
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	36084	265
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	36080	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	3	36078,36080,36084	987
Lindgrenite ()*	None	Cu₃(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂	1	36080	21
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	36078,36080,36083,36084	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	36084	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	36080,36083	5800
Molybdofornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(MoO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	1	36084	17
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	3	36080,36083,36084	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	36080	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	36084	254
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	36078	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	36080	2994
Perroudite ()*	None	Ag₄Hg₅S₅(I,Br)₂Cl₂	1	36080	23
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	36080	494
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	36080	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	36080,36083,36084	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	36078,36080,36082,36083,36084,36085	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	36080,36084	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	36080,36083	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	36084	2705
Schwartzembergite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅H₂I³⁺O₆Cl₃	1	36084	21
Shattuckite ()*	None	Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂	1	36078	71
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	36083	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	36080	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	36080,36084,36085	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	36082	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	36082	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	36084	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	36084	4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	36080	484
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	36082	369
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4	36078,36080,36083,36084	1655
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	36084	84
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	1	36084	52

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060241	San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060241
R070502	Dulcinea De Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	https://rruff.info/R070502
R061057	Dulcinea De Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	https://rruff.info/R061057
R150122	Dulcinea De Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	https://rruff.info/R150122

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