Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Arica And Parinacota, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 188131
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188131.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arica And Parinacota, Chile": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Arica Province
Los Camarones
Parinacota Province

Latitude: 18°40'11"S
Longitude: 69°53'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.669722222222,-69.887777777778

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	Alunite	Amarantite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Aramayoite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite
Baryte	Botryogen	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Dugganite	Enargite	Epsomite	Fairfieldite	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite
Kaolinite	Kieserite	Lillianite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Polybasite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Sartorite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Starkeyite
Stibnite	Taranakite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amarantite Amphibole Aragonite Aramayoite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Atacamite
Baryte Botryogen Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite Copper Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Dugganite Enargite Epsomite Fairfieldite Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite
Kaolinite Kieserite Lillianite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Polybasite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Sartorite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Starkeyite
Stibnite Taranakite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Wurtzite Zinkenite

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Amarantite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aramayoite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Camaronesite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Claudetite ()*
Clinoatacamite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dioptase ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Guanajuatite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Haydeeite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Joëlbruggerite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lesukite ()*
Liveingite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Paratacamite-(Mg) ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Saponite ()*
Schapbachite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talmessite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tondiite ()*	Ulexite ()*	Zincobotryogen ()*	Zinkenite ()*

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			1	35955	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	35946	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	35938	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35955	966
Amarantite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O			1	35943	22
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	35954	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			6	35940,35941,35943,35944,35946,35955	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	35955	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	35938	1036
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆			1	35955	29
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	35943	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	35943	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	35946,35955	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			3	35940,35941,35944	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	35954,35955	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	35954,35955	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	35954	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	35941,35954	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O			2	35943,35946	45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			2	35954,35955	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	35954	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	35955,35956	27770
Camaronesite ()*	Taranakite	Fe³⁺₂(PO₃OH)₂(SO₄)(H₂O)₄·1-2H₂O			1	35946	1
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	35938	309
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	35954	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	35943,35946	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	35941,35957	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5.3	8	35941,35944,35946,35952,35954,35955,35956,35957	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	35955	1382
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃			1	35943	35
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	35941	43
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			3	35943,35944,35946	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	35954,35955	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	35955	651
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	35950	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	35944	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			2	35954,35955	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	35944	484
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	35954,35955,35956	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	35954,35955	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	35954,35955	30554
Guanajuatite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂Se₃			1	35955	37
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	35938	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	35938	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			2	35943,35946	409
Haydeeite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Mg(OH)₆Cl₂			2	35941,35944	3
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	35938,35944,35955	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			2	35943,35946	251
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉			1	35954	66
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	35943,35946	65
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	35954	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35955	2228
Joëlbruggerite ()*	Dugganite	Pb₃Zn₃Sb⁵⁺As₂O₁₃(OH)			1	35954	2
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	35955	5591
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O			1	35940	10
Liveingite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂₀As₂₄S₅₆			1	35955	4
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			2	35954,35955	198
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	35944	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	5.3	2	35952,35955	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	5.3	2	35952,35955	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	35954,35955,35957	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			2	35943,35955	511
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	35940	158
Paratacamite-(Mg) ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Mg,Cu)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	35944	1
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	35955	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	35955	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	35955	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	5.3	6	35943,35946,35952,35954,35955,35957	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	35954	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	35938,35944,35954,35955,35956	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			2	35943,35955	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	35955	1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			2	35943,35946	115
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			2	35943,35946	293
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	35943	301
Schapbachite ()*	Rocksalt	Ag_0.4Pb_0.2Bi_0.4S			1	35955	14
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	35954,35955	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	35946,35954,35955,35956	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	35954	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	35955	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	35954,35955	3418
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			2	35943,35946	139
Talmessite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	35943	46
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			2	35954,35955	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	35954,35955,35956	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	35938	452
Tondiite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃MgCl₂(OH)₆			2	35940,35941	3
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	35948	160
Zincobotryogen ()*	Botryogen	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O			1	35943	7
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂			1	35954	228

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00568	23	5.3	Miocene?									Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	207309	Dos Hermanos Cu Deposit, Parinacota Province, Arica And Parinacota, Chile	Dos Hermanos	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R150145	Los Camarones, Arica Province, Arica And Parinacota, Chile	https://rruff.info/R150145

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