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Locality Name:
Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 174
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 191866
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191866.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Ascención Mine
Bahía Blanca Salt Mine
Haydee Mine
Torrecillas Mine

Latitude: 21°1'3"S
Longitude: 70°3'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.0175,-70.055555555556

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	Alluaudite	Alunite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Blödite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cuatrocapaite	Diaspore	Epidote	Fairfieldite	Fluckite
Gajardoite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hureaulite	Koritnigite	Lindackerite	Lucabindiite	Marcasite	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tamarugite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

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 As Au Ba Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca H K O Ti U V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alluaudite Alunite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Blödite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cuatrocapaite Diaspore Epidote Fairfieldite Fluckite
Gajardoite Garnet Gypsum Hureaulite Koritnigite Lindackerite Lucabindiite Marcasite Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Oxalate Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Roselite Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tamarugite Tetrahedrite Vivianite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Akaganeite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassanite ()*	Blödite ()*
Calcite ()*	Camanchacaite ()*	Canutite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chinchorroite ()*	Chongite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Chudobaite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Claudetite ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Cuatrocapaite-(K) ()*
Cuatrocapaite-(NH₄) ()*	Currierite ()*	Epidote ()*	Espadaite ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*
Gajardoite ()*	Glauberite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Haydeeite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Juansilvaite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Leverettite ()*	Lucabindiite ()*	Magnesiocanutite ()*
Magnesiofluckite ()*	Magnesiokoritnigite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mahnertite ()*	Manganite ()*
Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Natroalunite ()*
Natrojarosite ()*	Natropharmacoalumite ()*	Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pararsenolamprite ()*	Paratacamite ()*
Picaite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Ríosecoite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talmessite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*
Torrecillasite ()*	Weddellite ()*	Wendwilsonite ()*	Whewellite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	174	145	1	36823	63
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	174	145	1	36823	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	174	145	1	36823	1588
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	174	145	1	36823	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	174	145	1	36823	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	174	145	1	36823	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			2	36820,36822	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	174	145	1	36823	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O			1	36822	82
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	130
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	174	145	1	36823	27770
Camanchacaite ()*	Alluaudite	Na CaMg₂(AsO₄)₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	174	145	1	36823	1
Canutite ()*	Alluaudite	Na MnMn₂(AsO₄)[AsO₃(OH)]₂	174	145	1	36823	1
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	174	145	0		1184
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	36820	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	174	145	1	36823	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	174	145	1	36823	27198
Chinchorroite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Mg₅(As₂O₇)₂(AsO₃OH)₂(H₂O)₁₀	174	145	1	36823	1
Chongite ()*	Hureaulite	Ca₃Mg₂(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	3
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	36820	3531
Chudobaite ()*	Lindackerite	Mg₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·10H₂O	174	145	1	36823	2
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	174	145	1	36823	2600
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃	174	145	1	36823	35
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	174	145	1	36823	43
Cuatrocapaite-(K) ()*	Cuatrocapaite	K₃(NaMg )(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆·16H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Cuatrocapaite-(NH₄) ()*	Cuatrocapaite	(NH₄)₃(NaMg )(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆·16H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Currierite ()*	None	Na₄Ca₃MgAl₄(AsO₃OH)₁₂·9H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	174	145	1	36823	8173
Espadaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₄Ca₃Mg₂[AsO₃(OH)]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]₁₀(H₂O)₆·H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	174	145	1	36823	25
Gajardoite ()*	Gajardoite	KCa_0.5As³⁺₄O₆Cl₂·5H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂	174	145	1	36823	137
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	174	145	1	36823	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	36820	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	174	145	2	36822,36823	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	174	145	3	36821,36822,36823	1398
Haydeeite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Mg(OH)₆Cl₂			1	36822	3
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	174	145	1	36823	14640
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	174	145	1	36823	103
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	145	1	36823	2228
Juansilvaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₅Al₃[AsO₃(OH)]₄[AsO₂(OH)₂]₂(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	174	145	1	36823	149
Leverettite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃CoCl₂(OH)₆	174	145	1	36823	1
Lucabindiite ()*	Lucabindiite	(K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br)	174	145	1	36823	4
Magnesiocanutite ()*	Alluaudite	Na MnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	174	145	1	36823	1
Magnesiofluckite ()*	Fluckite	CaMg(AsO₃OH)₂(H₂O)₂	174	145	1	36823	1
Magnesiokoritnigite ()*	Koritnigite	Mg(AsO₃OH)·H₂O	174	145	1	36823	2
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	174	145	1	36823	14899
Mahnertite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)Cu₃(AsO₄)₂Cl·5H₂O	174	145	1	36823	5
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	174	145	1	36823	770
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O	174	145	1	36823	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	174	145	1	36823	5674
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	174	145	1	36823	28
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	174	145	1	36823	5800
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	145	1	36823	128
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	145	1	36823	254
Natropharmacoalumite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaAl₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	3
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	13
Pararsenolamprite ()*	None	As	174	145	1	36823	2
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	174	145	1	36823	158
Picaite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaCa[AsO₃OH][AsO₂(OH)₂]	174	145	1	36823	1
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	174	145	1	36823	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	174	145	2	36820,36823	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	174	145	1	36823	712
Ríosecoite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂Mg(AsO₃OH)₃(H₂O)₂	174	145	1	36823	1
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	174	145	0		5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	174	145	1	36823	1153
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	174	145	1	36823	73
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	174	145	1	36823	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	174	145	1	36823	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	174	145	1	36823	2045
Talmessite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	174	145	1	36823	46
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	174	145	1	36823	87
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	174	145	1	36823	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	174	145	1	36823	433
Torrecillasite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na(As,Sb)³⁺₄O₆Cl	174	145	1	36823	1
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	174	145	0		32
Wendwilsonite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	174	145	1	36823	8
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	174	145	0		66

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
	MM77_3047-00001	174	145	middle to late Jurassic									Leverettite		190910	Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile		Kampf et al. (2013)	10.1180/minmag.2013.077.7.14	MM77_3047

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120085	Haydee Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	https://rruff.info/R120085
R160009	Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile	https://rruff.info/R160009

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