Mineral Evolution Database

Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.

Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Tucumán Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 126735
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126735.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tucumán Province, Argentina": 131
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 93

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Burruyacú Department
Capital Department
Chicligasta Department
Cruz Alta Department
Famaillá Department
Graneros Department
Juan Bautista Alberdi Department
La Cocha Department
Leales Department
Lules Department
Monteros Department
Río Chico Department
San Miguel De Tucumán Area
Simoca Department
Tafí Del Valle Department
Tafí Viejo Department
Trancas Department
Yerba Buena Department

Latitude: 26°54'54"S
Longitude: 65°28'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.915,-65.471944444444

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.

Allophane	Alumohydrocalcite	Amorphous	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Jahnsite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Staurolite	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Triplite	Tungstite	Vesuvianite	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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alumohydrocalcite Amorphous Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Feldspar
Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Jahnsite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Staurolite Tourmaline Tridymite Triplite Tungstite Vesuvianite Zircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Leucite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*
Quartz ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schorl ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Triplite ()*
Tungstite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8	3745,3747,3766,3773,3774,3775,3776,3777	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	8	3732,3748,3751,3756,3757,3773,3774,3775	2353
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O	2	3666,3687	46
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	3726	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0		1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	3785	3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2	3688,3689	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	2	3756,3757	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	3730,3742,3785	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	3742	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	12	3734,3735,3738,3745,3747,3748,3766,3773,3774,3775,3776,3777	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	31	3666,3667,3668,3669,3671,3675,3677,3679,3681,3682,3683,3684,3687,3688,3689,3690,3693,3694,3695,3734,3736,3742,3743,3778,3780,3781,3782,3783,3784,3785,3789	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4	3696,3697,3699,3706	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4	3707,3742,3748,3773	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	3687,3707	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	0		376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	3773	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	3756	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	3	3730,3756,3757	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	3	3708,3728,3729	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	3707,3742	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	9	3666,3673,3676,3678,3680,3691,3720,3722,3723	599
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	3730,3731,3733,3756,3757,3761,3762,3763	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	3666,3778,3780,3781,3789	9895
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	1	3707	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	1	3707	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	3707	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	3756	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	3742	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	3666,3687,3699,3700,3721,3730,3742	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	3734,3736	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16	3666,3667,3668,3669,3670,3676,3679,3681,3684,3778,3779,3782,3784,3790,3791,3793	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	5	3666,3676,3730,3771,3772	1398
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	2	3666,3685	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	3666,3692,3707,3739,3756,3757,3796	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1	3707	469
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	1	3785	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	3710,3712	5433
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) ()*	Jahnsite	CaMn²⁺Mg₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂·8H₂O	2	3756,3757	14
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	3688,3689,3748,3773	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	1	3748	198
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	1	3726	233
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	8	3717,3730,3731,3737,3757,3762,3763,3764	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	8	3707,3730,3742,3748,3756,3757,3773,3785	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2	3666,3685	770
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	11	3731,3744,3746,3748,3751,3756,3757,3764,3773,3774,3775	4924
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	6	3676,3685,3728,3785,3793,3794	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	3699	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	43	3674,3694,3695,3698,3709,3714,3715,3716,3731,3732,3733,3735,3738,3743,3744,3745,3746,3747,3748,3749,3751,3752,3753,3756,3757,3758,3759,3760,3761,3763,3764,3766,3768,3770,3773,3774,3775,3776,3777,3782,3783,3784,3793	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	3726	884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	6	3696,3702,3707,3730,3733,3737	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	3773,3774,3775,3777	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	3751,3773	2273
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	3707	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	3687,3707,3734,3736	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	11	3666,3673,3676,3678,3680,3685,3687,3691,3720,3722,3723	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		341
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	64	3667,3668,3669,3674,3681,3682,3683,3684,3687,3692,3694,3695,3696,3698,3702,3707,3709,3714,3715,3716,3729,3731,3733,3734,3735,3736,3737,3738,3739,3742,3744,3746,3747,3748,3749,3751,3752,3753,3754,3756,3757,3758,3759,3760,3761,3762,3763,3764,3766,3773,3774,3775,3776,3781,3782,3783,3784,3786,3787,3788,3790,3793,3795,3796	61156
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	3730	598
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	17	3698,3731,3739,3743,3748,3751,3752,3753,3754,3756,3757,3761,3762,3763,3773,3774,3775	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2	3730,3734	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	3666,3687,3699,3700	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	3666,3687,3696,3697	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1	3748	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	2	3730,3760	978
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	3	3728,3793,3794	299
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	1	3756	233
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	1	3707	118
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	3748,3785	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	3748	890
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	0		652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0		1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...