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Locality Name:
Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31

mindat Locality ID: 125560
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125560.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Capela Vein Group
Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine)
Copaquire Cu Deposit
Huatacondo
La Grande Vein
Monctezuma Vein
Pergolassi Mine
Quebrada Blanca Mine

Latitude: 20°57'33"S
Longitude: 68°48'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.959166666667,-68.800833333333

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	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Dufrénite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Germanite	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphofibrite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Wurtzite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu H O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Dufrénite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Germanite Gypsum
Kaolinite Leucophosphite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Phosphofibrite Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Roselite Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Tetrahedrite Turquoise Wurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Ceruleite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcosiderite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Gerhardtite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kröhnkite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Likasite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Meurigite-K ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*
Serpierite ()*	Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Strengite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Torbernite ()*

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	33	31	1	36753	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	38	34	1	36755	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	38	31	3	36747,36748,36755	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	38	31	5	36747,36748,36749,36752,36755	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	38	34	1	36755	272
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	38	34	1	36755	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	38	34	1	36755	1588
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	38	34	1	36755	3250
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	33	31	1	36753	53
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	38	34	2	36749,36755	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	38	34	2	36749,36755	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	38	34	1	36755	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	38	31	5	36742,36747,36748,36752,36755	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	38	31	3	36743,36749,36755	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	38	34	2	36748,36755	27770
Ceruleite ()*	None	CuAl₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈(H₂O)₄	33	31	1	36752	19
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	38	34	2	36749,36755	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	36	34	1	36749	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	38	31	5	36747,36748,36749,36752,36755	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	38	31	6	36742,36747,36748,36749,36753,36755	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	38	34	1	36755	77
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	38	31	5	36746,36748,36749,36754,36755	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	33	31	3	36743,36747,36752	110
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	35.5	31	1	36743	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	38	34	2	36748,36755	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	38	34	1	36755	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	38	31	3	36747,36748,36755	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	38	34	2	36748,36755	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	36	34	1	36749	179
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35.5	31	3	36747,36748,36752	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	38	31	2	36743,36755	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	33	31	1	36747	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	38	34	1	36755	300
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	35.5	31	4	36742,36747,36748,36752	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	38	31	4	36747,36749,36752,36755	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	36	31	2	36749,36751	345
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	38	34	1	36755	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	33	31	2	36743,36753	24243
Gerhardtite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃	38	34	1	36755	24
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	38	34	1	36755	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	33	31	1	36753	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	38	34	2	36749,36755	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	38	34	2	36748,36755	14640
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	144
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	38	31	3	36746,36748,36755	5591
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	27
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	38	34	1	36755	234
Likasite ()*	None	Cu₃(NO₃)(OH)₅·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	11
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	38	31	4	36747,36748,36749,36755	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	38	34	2	36748,36755	12537
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	33	31	3	36743,36747,36752	92
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	38	34	1	36755	443
Meurigite-K ()*	Phosphofibrite	KFe³⁺₈(PO₄)₆(OH)₇·6.5H₂O	38	34	1	36755	21
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	38	34	1	36755	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	38	31	4	36747,36748,36749,36755	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	38	34	3	36748,36749,36755	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	38	31	5	36747,36748,36749,36752,36755	17380
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	46
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	38	34	1	36755	186
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	38	31	0		492
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	38	34	1	36755	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	33	31	1	36753	716
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	38	34	1	36755	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	38	31	7	36742,36747,36748,36749,36752,36753,36755	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	38	34	1	36755	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	36	31	4	36747,36748,36749,36752	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	38	31	6	36747,36748,36751,36752,36753,36755	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	33	31	1	36753	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	38	31	2	36743,36755	5614
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	36	34	1	36749	292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	33	31	1	36753	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	36	34	1	36749	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	38	31	2	36753,36755	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	33	31	1	36743	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	33	31	1	36753	586
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	38	34	1	36755	263
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	36	31	4	36742,36747,36748,36749	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	38	34	1	36755	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	33	31	1	36753	5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	38	34	1	36755	1059

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
PorphCu-00147	33	31	33–31	Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Stannite	Cu	39273	Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Collahuasi	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00210	35.5	34.4	35.2±0.3–34.7±0.3	Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite	Cu	189175	Ujina Deposit, Collahuasi Mine (Collaguasi Mine), Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Ujina	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00299	36	34	36–34	Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Gypsum, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205862	Copaquire Cu Deposit, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Copaquire	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00209	38	34	38–34	Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	188053	Quebrada Blanca Mine, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Quebrada Blanca	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060941	Quebrada Blanca Mine, Collahuasi District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060941

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