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Locality Name:
Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4.6

mindat Locality ID: 131765
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131765.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Amarilla Mine
Aniversario Galés Mine
Arenilla Mine
Carmen Alto Mine
Casualidad Mine
Farellones Mine
Linderos Mine
Mercedita Mine
Mollaca Alta Mine
Mollaca Baja Mine
Peñon Mine
Peñoncito Mine
Polemica Mine
Quebradita Mine
Rincón Mine
Rosario Mine
San Pedro Mine
Santa Fé Mine
Sara Mine
Vizcacha Alta Mine
Vizcachita Mine
Yerbas Buenas

Latitude: 28°1'60"S
Longitude: 70°7'60"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.033333333333,-70.133333333333

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: Ag As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
StibniteTetrahedrite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4.64.61361212793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24.64.61360993092
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)34.64.6236099,36109544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24.64.6236099,361115509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4.64.6236099,3611311547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34.64.6436099,36106,36107,361081935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44.64.6536099,36100,36108,36113,361175516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64.64.61360991633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4.64.6536102,36104,36107,36108,3612127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4.64.6236099,361194979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4.64.6336099,36104,361095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24.64.62036099,36101,36102,36103,36104,36105,36106,36107,36108,36109,36110,36111,36112,36113,36114,36115,36116,36117,36118,3611927198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl4.64.61361211382
Copper  (*)CopperCu4.64.61736099,36100,36101,36102,36103,36104,36105,36109,36110,36111,36112,36113,36114,36115,36116,36117,361183846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4.64.6536099,36102,36106,36113,361144165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4.64.6336099,36105,361182970
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)24.64.613610467
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS24.64.6136099246
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4.64.6836099,36103,36106,36110,36113,36115,36116,3611924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4.64.61360997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4.64.613609930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4.64.61360996890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34.64.613611314640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24.64.61236099,36100,36101,36102,36104,36105,36109,36111,36112,36113,36114,3611812537
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS34.64.6136121733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34.64.61361211425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24.64.61836099,36101,36102,36103,36104,36105,36107,36108,36109,36110,36111,36112,36113,36114,36115,36116,36117,3611839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24.64.61436099,36100,36102,36103,36107,36109,36110,36111,36112,36113,36114,36116,36117,3611961156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4.64.61336099,36101,36102,36103,36104,36106,36107,36108,36109,36111,36114,36118,361196417
Silver  (*)CopperAg4.64.6236099,361215186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4.64.6736099,36103,36106,36107,36113,36116,3611921482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134.64.6536099,36100,36106,36107,361151803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO4.64.61360991101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134.64.6736099,36103,36106,36110,36115,36116,361195317



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
PorphCu-001524.64.64.6       Cu131765Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, ChileCerro BlancoSinger et al. (2005) USGSOFR2005_1060 


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