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Locality Name:
El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1880
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 122191
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122191.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 77
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 60

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Angelina Prospect
Calama
Conchi Viejo District
El Abra Mine
El Tatio Geothermal Field
Escondida
Gaby Sur Mine
Ollagüe
Salar De Miraje
San Bartolo District
San Jose
San Pedro De Atacama
San Pedro Volcano
Spence Cu Deposit

Latitude: 22°58'56"S
Longitude: 68°48'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.982222222222,-68.814444444444

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	Adelite	Alcaparrosaite	Allophane	Alum	Aluminite	Alunite	Amarantite	Amorphous	Andalusite
Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Aubertite	Baryte	Betpakdalite	Biphosphammite	Blödite	Botryogen	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper
Coquimbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Dufrénite	Enargite	Epidote
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Leucophosphite
Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Metavoltine	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrochalcite	None
Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Picromerite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt
Roselite	Rutile	Römerite	Scapolite	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Tamarugite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Turquoise	Voltaite	Wurtzite	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 As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Alcaparrosaite Allophane Alum Aluminite Alunite Amarantite Amorphous Andalusite
Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Aubertite Baryte Betpakdalite Biphosphammite Blödite Botryogen Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper
Coquimbite Coronadite Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Dufrénite Enargite Epidote
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Germanite Gypsum Halotrichite Heulandite Kaolinite Kieserite Leucophosphite
Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Metavoltine Mica Molybdenite Natrochalcite None
Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Picromerite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rockbridgeite Rocksalt
Roselite Rutile Römerite Scapolite Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Sulphur Tamarugite Tetrahedrite Titanite Turquoise Voltaite Wurtzite Zircon

206 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Alcaparrosaite ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Alum-(Na) ()*
Aluminite ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Amarantite ()*
Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*
Antarcticite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Aspidolite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Aubertite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bandylite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bassanite ()*	Bellingerite ()*	Betpakdalite-NaNa ()*	Biphosphammite ()*	Birnessite ()*
Blödite ()*	Boothite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Brochantite ()*
Butlerite ()*	Cahnite ()*	Calamaite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Clinoungemachite ()*	Colusite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Coronadite ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprocopiapite ()*
Darapskite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Eriochalcite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Fischesserite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldichite ()*
Guanine ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hohmannite ()*	Huenite ()*
Hydrochlorborite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iquiqueite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kalinite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Krausite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Leightonite ()*	Leonite ()*	Lesukite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Linarite ()*	Lindgrenite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnesiovoltaite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*
Marshite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mendozavilite-KCa ()*	Mendozavilite-NaCu ()*	Mendozite ()*
Metahohmannite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Metazeunerite ()*
Miersite ()*	Minyulite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Natrochalcite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nitratine ()*	Nobleite ()*	Obradovicite-KCu ()*
Obradovicite-NaCu ()*	Obradovicite-NaNa ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Parabutlerite ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pertlikite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Picromerite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Quenstedtite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhomboclase ()*
Rockbridgeite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*	Salesite ()*	Sampleite ()*
Sassolite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Sylvite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Teruggite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Titanite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Ulexite ()*	Ungemachite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Yavapaiite ()*
Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1880	1880	1	35851	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1880	34.49	2	35820,35854	8803
Alcaparrosaite ()*	Alcaparrosaite	K₃Ti⁴⁺Fe³⁺(SO₄)₄O(H₂O)₂			1	35820	1
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	35.07	31	2	35820,35825	92
Alum-(Na) ()*	Alum	NaAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	35820	12
Aluminite ()*	Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄·7H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	78
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O			1	35820	50
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1880	31	7	35813,35825,35828,35850,35851,35852,35889	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	272
Amarantite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	22
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	35820	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1880	34.49	1	35854	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	35817	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1880	31	14	35820,35825,35846,35848,35850,35852,35854,35862,35871,35872,35874,35875,35877,35878	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1880	1880	2	35852,35886	88
Antarcticite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaCl₂·6H₂O			1	35871	11
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1880	31	4	35825,35846,35853,35855	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			3	35821,35869,35875	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35817	58
Aspidolite ()*	Mica Clay	NaMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	35888	11
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1880	24	16	35825,35828,35829,35835,35837,35845,35850,35852,35853,35856,35864,35866,35869,35875,35886,35889	544
Aubertite ()*	Aubertite	Cu²⁺Al(SO₄)₂Cl·14H₂O	38.2	31	2	35825,35835	13
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1880	31	2	35825,35853	5509
Bandylite ()*	None	CuB(OH)₄Cl	38.2	37.6	1	35835	2
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			5	35817,35818,35820,35871,35872	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O			1	35874	82
Bellingerite ()*	None	Cu₃(IO₃)₆·2H₂O	35	31	1	35825	1
Betpakdalite-NaNa ()*	Betpakdalite	[Na₂(H₂O)₁₆Na(H₂O)₆][Mo⁶⁺₈As⁵⁺₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₃(OH)₄]	35.07	34.73	1	35825	1
Biphosphammite ()*	Biphosphammite	(NH₄)H₂(PO₄)	0	0	2	35873,35876	11
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	178
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	35.07	31	2	35825,35872	130
Boothite ()*	Melanterite	Cu(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	35843	18
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1880	31	14	35825,35828,35831,35842,35846,35850,35853,35854,35855,35856,35866,35867,35886,35889	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1880	31	7	35825,35837,35846,35850,35852,35853,35889	1633
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	26
Cahnite ()*	Zircon	Ca₂B(AsO₄)(OH)₄			1	35848	13
Calamaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂TiO(SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	35820	1
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1880	34.49	1	35854	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1880	31	8	35816,35821,35825,35848,35852,35854,35866,35879	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	35817	359
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	35872	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	35.07	31	2	35817,35825	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	38.2	31	3	35825,35835,35843	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1880	31	14	35825,35828,35829,35837,35845,35846,35850,35853,35854,35855,35856,35866,35867,35889	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	35	31	1	35825	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1880	31	18	35822,35825,35828,35831,35837,35842,35845,35846,35850,35851,35853,35854,35855,35856,35866,35867,35886,35889	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	35	31	2	35825,35828	90
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	35871	203
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1880	24	14	35817,35823,35828,35829,35831,35845,35846,35853,35855,35856,35864,35866,35867,35889	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	35	31	1	35825	43
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	35	31	1	35825	127
Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Heulandite	Na₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O			1	35875	24
Clinoungemachite ()*	None	K₃Na₈Fe³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·10H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	1
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	35	31	1	35825	110
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	35	31	1	35825	363
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1880	24	6	35825,35846,35852,35853,35864,35867	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	136
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1880	1880	1	35851	227
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1880	34.49	1	35854	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1880	31	9	35825,35828,35850,35853,35854,35855,35858,35886,35889	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1880	1880	1	35851	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1880	24	8	35825,35846,35852,35853,35864,35867,35886,35889	2970
Cuprocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	35	31	2	35820,35825	12
Darapskite ()*	None	Na₃(SO₄)(NO₃)·H₂O	35.07	31	2	35825,35872	31
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	35	31	1	35825	366
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1880	1880	1	35852	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35.07	31	1	35825	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1880	31	9	35825,35828,35831,35846,35852,35853,35854,35866,35886	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	35879	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	35	31	1	35825	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1880	31	3	35825,35852,35886	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	35.07	31	2	35825,35875	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1880	31	6	35825,35828,35846,35850,35852,35853	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1880	31	8	35825,35828,35846,35848,35852,35854,35856,35889	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	484
Eriochalcite ()*	None	CuCl₂·2H₂O	38.2	37.6	1	35835	13
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	35	31	1	35825	163
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	35820	41
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	35.07	34.73	1	35825	345
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	35.07	31	3	35820,35825,35843	25
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	107
Fischesserite ()*	None	Ag₃AuSe₂	1880	34.49	1	35854	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1880	34.49	1	35854	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	35817	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1880	31	8	35816,35817,35818,35825,35846,35851,35852,35854	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1880	31	5	35825,35851,35852,35856,35889	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1880	31	4	35825,35851,35853,35854	30554
Goldichite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	35820	12
Guanine ()*	None	C₅H₃(NH₂)N₄O	0	0	2	35873,35876	7
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1880	55.98	19	35817,35818,35820,35821,35825,35846,35848,35851,35852,35854,35862,35872,35873,35874,35875,35876,35877,35878,35889	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	35.07	0	13	35825,35848,35861,35862,35869,35871,35872,35873,35874,35875,35876,35877,35878	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1880	31	11	35813,35825,35828,35846,35848,35851,35852,35853,35856,35879,35889	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	35888	407
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1880	34.49	1	35854	804
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	35.07	31	1	35825	73
Hohmannite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·8H₂O	38.2	31	2	35825,35835	10
Huenite ()*	None	Cu₄(MoO₄)₃(OH)₂	35.07	31	1	35825	2
Hydrochlorborite ()*	None	Ca₂B₃O₃(OH)₄·BO(OH)₃Cl·7H₂O			1	35861	3
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	1880	31	2	35825,35852	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	38	31	3	35825,35846,35888	5433
Iquiqueite ()*	None	K₃Na₄Mg(CrO₄)B₂₄O₃₉(OH)·12H₂O			1	35862	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1880	31	9	35818,35820,35825,35828,35835,35851,35852,35856,35889	2228
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	54
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1880	31	5	35825,35846,35851,35852,35854	5591
Krausite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·H₂O	38.2	37.6	2	35820,35835	21
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	38.2	31	4	35825,35835,35838,35843	27
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	35	31	2	35824,35825	149
Leightonite ()*	None	K₂Ca₂Cu(SO₄)₄·2H₂O	35	31	2	35825,35843	9
Leonite ()*	None	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			2	35871,35872	24
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O			1	35820	10
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	35.07	31	2	35824,35825	110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1880	31	2	35825,35853	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	35817	987
Lindgrenite ()*	None	Cu₃(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂	35.07	34.73	1	35825	21
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	35820	54
Magnesiovoltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Mg₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	35820	2
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	35.07	31	1	35825	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1880	31	6	35825,35846,35852,35853,35854,35879	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1880	31	4	35825,35831,35853,35867	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	35.07	31	1	35825	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1880	31	2	35825,35852	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			1	35879	139
Marshite ()*	Sphalerite	CuI	35	31	1	35825	12
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	915
Mendozavilite-KCa ()*	Betpakdalite	[K₂(H₂O)₁₅Ca(H₂O)₆][Mo₈P₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₄(OH)₃]	35.07	34.73	1	35825	1
Mendozavilite-NaCu ()*	Betpakdalite	[Na₂(H₂O)₁₅Cu(H₂O)₆][Mo₈P₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₄(OH)₃]	35.07	31	1	35825	2
Mendozite ()*	None	NaAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	28
Metahohmannite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	9
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	28
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	35	31	1	35825	443
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	78
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	35	31	2	35824,35825	182
Miersite ()*	Sphalerite	AgI	35.07	31	1	35825	10
Minyulite ()*	None	KAl₂(PO₄)₂F·4H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	31
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1880	31	11	35820,35825,35828,35831,35842,35845,35846,35853,35854,35855,35889	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	38	34	2	35846,35848	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1880	31	13	35817,35825,35828,35831,35837,35846,35848,35850,35852,35853,35854,35856,35889	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	57.69	31	3	35824,35825,35889	128
Natrochalcite ()*	Natrochalcite	NaCu₂(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	35	31	1	35825	6
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	46
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	35.07	31	3	35817,35820,35825	254
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	13
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	43	41	1	35856	186
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	35.07	31	2	35825,35862	91
Nobleite ()*	None	CaB₆O₉(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	35848	11
Obradovicite-KCu ()*	Betpakdalite	[K₂(H₂O)₁₇Cu(H₂O)₆][Mo₈As₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₄(OH)₃]	35.07	31	1	35825	2
Obradovicite-NaCu ()*	Betpakdalite	[Na₂(H₂O)₁₇Cu(H₂O)₆][Mo₈As₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₄(OH)₃]	35.07	31	1	35825	1
Obradovicite-NaNa ()*	Betpakdalite	[Na₂(H₂O)₁₆Na(H₂O)₆][Mo₈As₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₃(OH)₄]	35.07	34.73	1	35825	1
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	35	31	1	35825	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	35.07	31	3	35820,35825,35848	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	35.07	31	1	35825	2349
Parabutlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	23
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	38.2	37.6	2	35820,35835	30
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	38.2	31	2	35825,35835	158
Pertlikite ()*	Voltaite	K₂(Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(Mg,Fe³⁺)₄Fe³⁺₂Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	35820	4
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	35879,35888	2273
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	35.07	31	2	35820,35825	265
Picromerite ()*	Picromerite	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	44
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	35867	260
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	35.07	31	3	35816,35817,35825	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	35	31	1	35825	309
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	35.07	34.73	1	35825	494
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1880	34	3	35846,35852,35853	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1880	31	18	35817,35820,35822,35825,35828,35831,35837,35842,35846,35850,35851,35852,35853,35854,35855,35856,35867,35889	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1880	31	2	35825,35851	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1880	31	4	35825,35828,35846,35852	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1880	0	17	35816,35817,35818,35820,35825,35831,35835,35846,35851,35852,35854,35855,35864,35866,35873,35875,35879	61156
Quenstedtite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·11H₂O	38.2	37.6	2	35820,35835	17
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	35848	712
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	35820	53
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅			1	35879	206
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1880	31	4	35820,35825,35846,35854	5614
Salesite ()*	None	Cu(IO₃)(OH)	35	31	1	35825	2
Sampleite ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(PO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	35	31	1	35825	40
Sassolite ()*	None	B(OH)₃			1	35848	31
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	1153
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	35.07	31	3	35820,35825,35843	73
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1880	31	3	35825,35835,35851	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	35.07	31	1	35825	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1880	31	9	35817,35818,35825,35828,35846,35851,35852,35853,35854	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	35822	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	35.07	31	4	35820,35825,35858,35860	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1880	1880	1	35852	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1880	34.49	1	35854	337
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			2	35829,35848	275
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	38.2	37.6	2	35820,35835	139
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	38.2	31	4	35820,35825,35835,35843	87
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1880	31	10	35816,35817,35825,35828,35846,35850,35852,35853,35854,35889	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1880	31	5	35825,35846,35853,35867,35886	1101
Teruggite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg[AsB₆O₁₁(OH)₆]₂·14H₂O			1	35848	3
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	38	34	4	35816,35817,35822,35846	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	35.07	31	2	35825,35829	299
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1880	31	2	35825,35854	4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1880	31	4	35825,35846,35852,35853	484
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	35.07	31	3	35825,35848,35861	160
Ungemachite ()*	None	K₃Na₈Fe³⁺(SO₄)₆(NO₃)₂·6H₂O	35.07	31	1	35825	2
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	38.2	31	3	35820,35825,35835	111
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	35.07	34.73	1	35825	1655
Yavapaiite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂			1	35820	8
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35.07	31	1	35825	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0022	Cave in formation

16 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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 ID	Age Notes
Mo-00007	35.07	34.73	34.9±0.17	Re-Os, U-Pb		molybdenite, zircon	Betpakdalite-CaCa, Ferrimolybdite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Wulfenite, Mendozavilite-KCa	Mo	641	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chuquicamata Mine	Ballard et al. (2001); Ossandón et al. (2001)
PorphCu-00002	35	31	35–31				Alunite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Conichalcite, Covellite, Djurleite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sampleite, Sphalerite	Cu	641	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chuquicamata	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00318	35	32	35–32				Alunite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chenevixite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Digenite, Enargite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite	Cu	205944	Ministro Hales Mine (Mina Ministro Hales; MMH; Mansa Mina Cu-Au Deposit), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Mansa Mina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00320	38.2	37.6	37.9±0.3				Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	205947	Toki Cu Deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Toki	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00298	35.1	31.3	33.2±1.9				Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	205861	Conchi Cu Deposit, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Conchi	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00648	290	260	290–260					Cu	227982	Lilian Prospect, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Lilian	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00650	64	64	~64				Alunite, Jarosite, Pyrite	Cu	227989	Maní Prospect, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Maní	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00316	37	34	37–34				Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	205942	Opache Cu Deposit, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Opache	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00099	38	34	38–34				Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	39275	El Abra Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	El Abra	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00292	38.7	34.9	38.72±0.17 to 34.9±0.41				Alunite, Anhydrite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Pyrite	Cu	205852	Chimborazo Prospect, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chimborazo	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00097	1880	1880	1880				Alunite, Anilite, Antlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Diaspore, Digenite, Djurleite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Idaite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Turquoise	Cu	39272	La Escondida Mine, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Escondida	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00098	38.89	34.49	38.72±0.17 to 34.9±0.41					Cu	39272	La Escondida Mine, Escondida, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	La Escondida	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00213	43	41	43–41				Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	191200	Gaby Sur Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Gaby	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedcu-00332	24	24	Oligocene-Miocene					Cu	195853	San Bartolo Mine, San Bartolo District, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	San Bartolo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
Michelle_0022	0	0	0		Age of mineralization		Biphosphammite, Guanine, Gypsum, Halite		250080	Cueva Lechuza De Campanario, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Cueva Lechuza de Campanario	De Waele et al. (2009)	G2_113	Mineralization occurs within caves in the Oligocene-Miocene aged Cordillera de la Sal evaporites.
PorphCu-00212	57.69	55.98	57±0.69 – 56.61±0.63				Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	191199	Spence Cu Deposit, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Spence	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110210	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R110210
R060721	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060721
R170042	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R170042
R110211	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R110211
R110209	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R110209
R070507	Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R070507
R050212	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050212
R050607	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050607
R060018	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060018
R050604	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050604
R060111	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060111
R050211	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050211
R050213	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050213
R100015	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R100015
R110015	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R110015
R060754	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060754
R070547	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R070547
R050170	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050170
R050572	Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050572
R060751	Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu Deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060751
R070362	Queténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu Deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R070362
R060822	Salar De Miraje, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060822

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