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Locality Name:
Canto Sur Mine (Indio Sur Vein), El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7

mindat Locality ID: 188380
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188380.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Canto Sur Mine (Indio Sur Vein), El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Cu Fe H K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Cu Fe H K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousArsenopyriteBaryteClayColumbiteCopperCovelliteDigeniteEnargite
KaoliniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaNickelineNonePyriteRutileSphaleriteStannite
StibniteTetrahedriteWurtzite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Idaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Poughite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
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)6770966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS7709052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)77011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6770413
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2770361
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7705707
Copper  (*)CopperCu7703846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS7704165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S7701027
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O77034
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4770910
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4770163
Gold  (*)CopperAu77030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te770804
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)770469
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4770142
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67702228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)47705591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe8770111
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4770198
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS27705674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)277017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O7702994
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)677064
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2770409
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O77012
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS277039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S87709056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO27705614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O7701153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS77021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S37703418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS770332
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4770337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S137701803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S137705317


1 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
AJES44_373-0002077~7     Yes Au24300El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileEl IndioSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 

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