Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag Mining District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 108309
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-108309.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag Mining District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
21 De Mayo Mine
Balcanes Mine
Coca-Cola Mine
Manto Delirio Deposit
Palmira Mine
Placetas Mine
Socorro Mine
Tambor Mine

Latitude: 29°53'"S
Longitude: 70°55'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.883333333333,-70.916666666667

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.

Acanthite	Analcime	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Mica	Natrolite	None	Prehnite	Pyrite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Piemontite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Analcime Baryte Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Mica Natrolite None Prehnite Pyrite
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

29 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	36583	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	36586	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	36583	1627
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	36583,36585,36586,36590	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	1	36590	83
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	36583,36585,36586,36590	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	3	36584,36587,36588	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	36583,36584,36585,36586,36588	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	36583,36585,36586	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	36583,36585,36586,36590	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	36583,36585	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	3	36583,36585,36590	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	36584,36586,36588	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	36583,36585,36586	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	36584,36588	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	36583,36585	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2	36584,36588	770
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	36583,36585,36586	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	3	36583,36585,36590	1236
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	36584,36588	260
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	36586	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	36583,36585,36586	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	36584,36587,36588	3106
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	36583,36585	390
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	36583	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	36583,36585,36586	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3	36583,36585,36590	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	36583,36585,36590	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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