Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zapallar District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 131769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zapallar District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Aidita Mine
Amanda Mine
Anaconda Mine
Arcos De Oro Mine
Dos Adrianas Mine
Faro Mine
Gabriela Mine
Lázaro Mine
Millonaria Norte Mine
No Me Olvides Mine
Percanta Mine
Rajos De California Mine
Rejas De Oro Mine
Rincón Mine
Rosario Mine
Tricolor Mine

Latitude: 27°32'31"S
Longitude: 69°56'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.541944444444,-69.937222222222

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	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite
Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Murdochite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite
Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite
Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diaspore Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mica Murdochite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Turquoise

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Corkite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Kintoreite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*
Malachite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Murdochite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Strengite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Turquoise ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zincolibethenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	36386	2793
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	36387	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	3	36386,36387,36395	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	36391	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	6	36383,36384,36386,36395,36397,36398	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	36387	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	36387	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5	36384,36386,36393,36394,36395	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	36387	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	36387	132
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	36394	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	36386	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	36390,36391	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	4	36384,36386,36387,36394	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	36384,36390,36391,36392,36395,36397	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	36387	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	6	36387,36389,36391,36395,36396,36398	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	36391	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	1	36394	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	36392,36395,36397	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	36386,36387,36388,36390,36391,36392,36395,36397	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	7	36383,36385,36387,36391,36395,36397,36398	3531
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	36387	151
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	36387	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5	36387,36390,36391,36392,36397	4165
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	2	36387,36394	179
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	1	36387	164
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	36383,36385,36386,36387,36388,36389,36390,36391,36392,36393,36394,36395,36396,36397,36398	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	36394	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	11	36383,36384,36385,36386,36387,36388,36390,36392,36393,36395,36398	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	36387,36395,36397	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	36387,36394	1689
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	1	36387	57
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	36387	82
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	36387,36394	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	36391	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	1	36387	198
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	36387	41
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	36387	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	5	36384,36386,36387,36392,36394	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	36387,36388,36393,36395,36396,36397,36398	12537
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1	36386	252
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	36389	1107
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	36389	362
Murdochite ()*	Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂	1	36387	34
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	36391	17380
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	36387,36394	64
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	36387	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	36387,36394	477
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	36387	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	36386,36387,36388,36390,36391,36392,36395,36397	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	36387	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13	36384,36385,36386,36387,36388,36390,36391,36392,36393,36395,36396,36397,36398	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	36390	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	36387,36394	454
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	36394	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	36390,36392,36394	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	36386,36390,36392,36397	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	36394	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12	36383,36385,36386,36387,36388,36390,36391,36392,36395,36396,36397,36398	21482
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	36387	263
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	36396	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	36387	484
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	36389	1655
Zincolibethenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(PO₄)(OH)	1	36387	11

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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