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Locality Name:
Chubut Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 14472
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14472.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chubut Province, Argentina": 105
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 70

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Biedma Department
Cerro De Las Coronas
Cushamen Department
Escalante Department
Florentino Ameghino Department
Futaleufú Department
Gaiman Department
Gastre Department
Gualjaina
Languiñeo Department
Mártires Department
Metamorphosed Basalts
Paso De Indios Department
Rawson Department
Río Senguer Department
Sarmiento Department
Tehuelches Department
Telsen Department

Latitude: 43°39'17"S
Longitude: 68°54'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -43.654722222222,-68.916388888889

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 Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBixbyiteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteCristobaliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFillowiteFluoriteGarnet
GraftoniteGypsumIronKaoliniteKobelliteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMeta-autuniteMica
MordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphuranylitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteTetrahedrite
Titanite

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Ángelaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barrerite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)Beusite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Buddingtonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Dawsonite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galileiite  (*)Gladite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Gold  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Graftonite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Johnsomervilleite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Miharaite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Offretite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Platinum  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Sarcopside  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Taenite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Trona  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S32331,2333,23352793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)222348,23653419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS322327,2328315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)123568803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)642297,2298,2363,2367966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O22356,23681627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3123651534
Ángelaite  (*)KobelliteCu2AgPbBiS4123283
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)123272734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)22286,23463250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS62305,2327,2328,2329,2330,23319052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6123522060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O72303,2321,2322,2352,2354,2366,23711272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)222327,23655509
Barrerite  (*)StilbiteNa2(Si7Al2)O18·6H2O22308,234823
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)52318,2331,2333,2357,237311547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O52284,2285,2294,2295,231685
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S1522327,232845
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)21237739
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O312359104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS472283,2305,2307,2327,2328,2329,23305516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3123051089
Buddingtonite  (*)Feldspar(NH4)(AlSi3)O81230527
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)92286,2288,2305,2328,2329,2330,2331,2333,235627770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O52320,2350,2352,2353,23711184
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)22349,23731252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)123274979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS22327,232842
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S122835707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112283,2305,2307,2310,2311,2313,2327,2328,2329,2330,236527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4123773902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O123653531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)852327,2328,2329,2330,23651756
Copper  (*)CopperCu122833846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS42307,2328,2329,23304165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO212340453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1612277599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O122832970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S241231043
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)21235690
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)12363481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)422363,2367651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S22283,23281027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6123654135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32311,2328,23658173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F123562740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2122769617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)123061188
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1212305663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS102305,2307,2311,2327,2328,2329,2330,2331,2333,233524243
Galileiite  (*)FillowiteNaFe2+4(PO4)3123775
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S91231067
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)232276,2279,2280137
Gold  (*)CopperAu72277,2305,2310,2311,2327,2328,233030554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O12348167
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)212377107
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3123651544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O72276,2279,2280,2293,2338,2372,23806890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl42276,2279,2280,23561398
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O412277350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O612365741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O392277,2327,2328,2329,2330,2356,2358,2359,236514640
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S221231028
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3123595433
Iron  (*)IronFe123061089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6123052228
Johnsomervilleite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaFe2+11(PO4)91237711
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4102284,2285,2297,2299,2300,2301,2314,2315,2316,23635591
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S61231080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41236514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)252327,2328,2329,2330,236512537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)22321,2322770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS222305,23315674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS222327,2328252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O22354,2371388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O22303,2366443
Miharaite  (*)NonePbCu4FeBiS622327,232819
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O112284,2285,2294,2295,2297,2299,2300,2301,2314,2315,23161508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O12304405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2162282,2284,2285,2297,2299,2300,2301,2305,2311,2314,2315,2316,2322,2328,2329,233017380
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O12308146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O62286,2324,2340,2341,2353,23792994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)52327,2328,2329,2330,23592349
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1234819
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O12320144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O12354182
Platinum  (*)CopperPt22342,2343485
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2123481898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2142276,2283,2305,2307,2310,2311,2313,2327,2328,2329,2330,2331,2333,236539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2122773106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)222363,2367771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822305,23079056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2192276,2283,2286,2304,2305,2327,2328,2329,2330,2331,2340,2346,2347,2356,2358,2359,2363,2365,237461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)122761711
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12356598
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)21237758
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O62320,2321,2322,2350,2352,2354128
Silver  (*)CopperAg62327,2328,2329,2330,2331,23335186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS62305,2307,2327,2328,2329,233021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3123053418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS12335332
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)12306703
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe22327,2328190
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O123654899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O22303,23661059
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS123771044
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O12356129
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O32350,2353,2371628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO232320,2321,23222718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O42320,2350,2354,2371890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O12342652
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS322327,2328297



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