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

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

mindat Locality ID: 190910
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-190910.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°58'42"S
Longitude: 70°8'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.978333333333,-70.143055555556
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 As Ba Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBlöditeCalciteChalcopyrite
ClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumCuatrocapaiteDiasporeEpidoteFairfielditeFluckiteGajardoiteGarnet
GypsumHureauliteKoritnigiteLindackeriteLucabindiiteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTamarugite
TetrahedriteVivianite

69 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenolite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)Camanchacaite  (*)
Canutite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chinchorroite  (*)Chongite  (*)
Chudobaite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claudetite  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)Cuatrocapaite-(K)  (*)
Cuatrocapaite-(NH4)  (*)Currierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Espadaite  (*)Ferrinatrite  (*)
Gajardoite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
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  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talmessite  (*)Tamarugite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)Torrecillasite  (*)Wendwilsonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O174145063
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)317414501534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)17414501588
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1741450379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31741450231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS17414509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)174145011547
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O1741450130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)174145027770
Camanchacaite  (*)AlluauditeNa   CaMg2(AsO4)2[AsO2(OH)2]17414501
Canutite  (*)AlluauditeNa   MnMn2(AsO4)[AsO3(OH)]217414501
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1741450197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2174145027198
Chinchorroite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Mg5(As2O7)2(AsO3OH)2(H2O)1017414501
Chongite  (*)HureauliteCa3Mg2(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O17414503
Chudobaite  (*)LindackeriteMg5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O17414502
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS17414502600
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O3174145035
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3174145043
Cuatrocapaite-(K)  (*)CuatrocapaiteK3(NaMg   )(As2O3)6Cl6·16H2O17414501
Cuatrocapaite-(NH4)  (*)Cuatrocapaite(NH4)3(NaMg   )(As2O3)6Cl6·16H2O17414501
Currierite  (*)NoneNa4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O17414501
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17414508173
Espadaite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa4Ca3Mg2[AsO3(OH)]2[AsO2(OH)2]10(H2O)6·H2O17414501
Ferrinatrite  (*)NoneNa3Fe3+(SO4)3·3H2O174145025
Gajardoite  (*)GajardoiteKCa0.5As3+4O6Cl2·5H2O17414501
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)21741450137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)17414507437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O17414506890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl17414501398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3174145014640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O1741450103
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)617414502228
Juansilvaite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa5Al3[AsO3(OH)]4[AsO2(OH)2]2(SO4)2·4H2O17414501
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1741450149
Leverettite  (*)AtacamiteCu3CoCl2(OH)617414501
Lucabindiite  (*)Lucabindiite(K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br)17414504
Magnesiocanutite  (*)AlluauditeNa   MnMg2[AsO4]2[AsO2(OH)2]17414501
Magnesiofluckite  (*)FluckiteCaMg(AsO3OH)2(H2O)217414501
Magnesiokoritnigite  (*)KoritnigiteMg(AsO3OH)·H2O17414502
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4174145014899
Mahnertite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl·5H2O17414505
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1741450770
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O174145042
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS217414505674
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O174145028
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS217414505800
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)61741450128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61741450254
Natropharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O17414503
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O174145013
Pararsenolamprite  (*)NoneAs17414502
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61741450158
Picaite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaCa[AsO3OH][AsO2(OH)2]17414501
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2174145039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2174145061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1741450712
Ríosecoite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Mg(AsO3OH)3(H2O)217414501
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O17414501153
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O174145073
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS174145021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317414503418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS17414502045
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O174145046
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O174145087
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1317414505317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1741450433
Torrecillasite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa(As,Sb)3+4O6Cl17414501
Wendwilsonite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O17414508


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
MM77_3047-00001174145middle to late Jurassic      Leverettite 190910Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile Kampf et al. (2013)10.1180/minmag.2013.077.7.14MM77_3047 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R160009Torrecillas Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R160009

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