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Locality Name:
La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 131771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Altovalsol Quarry
Arqueros Ag Mining District
El Arrayan
El Condor Mine
El Romeral Mine
El Sauce District
Lambert
San Antonio District
San Cristobal Mine
Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag Mining District
Tambillos Mining District

Latitude: 29°51'35"S
Longitude: 71°14'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.859722222222,-71.235277777778

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	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bournonite
Braunite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Domeykite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite	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 Co Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bournonite
Braunite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Domeykite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Algodonite ()*	Altaite ()*
Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bariopharmacoalumite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*
Barytocalcite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorapatite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cornubite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*
Domeykite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*
Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Piemontite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	6	36562,36563,36564,36567,36568,36583	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	36574	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	36561,36574,36582,36586	8803
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)	1	36572	41
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	36564	489
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	36583	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	36564	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	36576	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	36580	246
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	36564,36579,36592	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	36571	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5	36564,36566,36571,36580,36592	5509
Bariopharmacoalumite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Al₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄]·4H₂O	1	36566	9
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	1	36566	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	9	36562,36564,36566,36578,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	1	36590	83
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	8	36564,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	36576	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	4	36562,36584,36587,36588	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	36571,36580	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	36561	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	13	36562,36564,36567,36568,36571,36574,36579,36582,36583,36584,36585,36586,36588	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	36564	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	8	36562,36564,36571,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12	36564,36574,36576,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590,36592,36593	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	36574	203
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	3	36562,36564,36572	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	36571	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2	36592,36593	966
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	36566	109
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4	36562,36564,36583,36585	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	36571,36580	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	36593	67
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	4	36564,36583,36585,36590	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	36563	300
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	1	36572	73
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	36561,36579,36582,36584,36586,36588	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	36592,36593	814
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	36593	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	36562,36564,36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	1	36573	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	36592	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	36562,36564,36576,36593	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	36584,36588	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	36562	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6	36564,36571,36574,36579,36583,36585	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	36564	804
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	1	36572	180
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	36576	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	36579	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	7	36564,36574,36579,36580,36581,36582,36593	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	36564,36571,36578	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2	36584,36588	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	36576	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	36566	1107
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	36566	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	3	36583,36585,36590	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	36561	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	36579	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	36584,36588	260
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	3	36562,36564,36568	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	36567,36571,36579,36582,36586	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	36562	733
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	36566	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	36562,36564	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11	36564,36574,36576,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592,36593	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	4	36562,36584,36587,36588	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	36566	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	36576,36579	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	36561,36564,36567,36573,36574,36576,36579,36592,36593	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	36593	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	36561,36593	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	3	36567,36583,36585	390
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	36566	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	6	36562,36563,36564,36567,36568,36583	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	36562,36564,36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	36564	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	5	36564,36576,36583,36585,36590	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	6	36564,36576,36583,36585,36590,36592	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	36574,36593	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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