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Locality Name:
Maria Catalina Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 188580
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188580.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maria Catalina Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°36'15"S
Longitude: 70°10'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.604166666667,-70.166944444444
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 Ba Bi Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteApatiteArsenicArsenoliteBaryteBrochantiteCopperFairfielditeMixite
NonePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRoseliteScheeliteStibniteVivianite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenic  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Barahonaite-(Al)  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Duftite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Mixite  (*)Pharmacoalumite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rruffite  (*)Silver  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Talmessite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs0379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O30231
Barahonaite-(Al)  (*)None(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe3+,Al)12Al2(AsO4)8(OH,Cl)x·nH2O05
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O0149
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O042
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O0168
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O017
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6051
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl071
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rruffite  (*)RoseliteCa2Cu(AsO4)2·2H2O04
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O046
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070430Maria Catalina Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R070430
R070431Maria Catalina Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R070431

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