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Locality Name:
Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13.85

mindat Locality ID: 205859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205859.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°47'"S
Longitude: 69°14'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.783333333333,-69.233333333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeGypsumKaoliniteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)613.9313.850966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)13.9313.8501588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13.9313.85011547
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O13.9313.850925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S13.9313.8505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213.9313.85027198
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)13.9313.850481
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13.9313.85024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu13.9313.85030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O13.9313.8506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313.9313.85014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)413.9313.8505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413.9313.85014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS213.9313.8505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213.9313.85017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213.9313.85039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13.9313.85021482



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-0029613.9313.8513.89±0.04      Alunite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu205859Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, ChileCerro CasaleSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
AJES44_373-00004232323     Yes Au207927Refugio Prospect, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, ChileRefugioSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 


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