Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Manto Tres Gracias Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 17

mindat Locality ID: 188922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Manto Tres Gracias Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Allophane	Calcite	Copper	Corundum	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz

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: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Calcite Copper Corundum Malachite None Not in a structural group Quartz

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cuprite ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	23	17	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	17	27770
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	23	17	3531
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	23	17	2970
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	17	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	17	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	17	12537
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	17	61156

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
	Hg-00122	23	17								Yes		Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury	Hg	189280	La Coipa Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile		Oviedo et al. (1991)	10.2113/gsecongeo.86.6.1287	EG86_1287

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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