Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 18945
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18945.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Cerro Granadas
Chicharrón Vein
Chocaya Vein
Colquechaca Vein
Cortaderas Zone
Llallagua Vein
Oploca Vein System (Oploca Mine)
Potosí Vein
Quebrada De Pircas
San Miguel Vein
San Pedro Vein

Latitude: 22°41'9"S
Longitude: 66°32'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.685833333333,-66.541666666667

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	Aramayoite	Argyrodite	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cylindrite	Diaspore	Enargite
Geocronite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
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 Bi C Cd Cl Cu Fe Ge H In K O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi Cl Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Aramayoite Argyrodite Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cylindrite Diaspore Enargite
Geocronite Kaolinite Lillianite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Argyrodite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Benjaminite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Coiraite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cylindrite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Dickite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*	Fizélyite ()*	Franckeite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kësterite ()*	Kyrgyzstanite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pavonite ()*	Petrukite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Andorite IV ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rhodostannite ()*	Sakuraiite ()*
Semseyite ()*	Andorite VI ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Suredaite ()*	Teallite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Toyohaite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0		2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0		966
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	0		29
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	0		53
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	1	2692	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	2690,2692	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Benjaminite ()*	Pavonite	Ag₃Bi₇S₁₂	1	2692	45
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	0		1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	2690	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	0		1089
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	2	2690,2692	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4	2690,2692,2693,2695	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	2692	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	0		1382
Coiraite ()*	None	(Pb,Sn)_12.5As₃Sn₅FeS₂₈	2	2692,2693	1
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0		4165
Cylindrite ()*	Cylindrite	FePb₃Sn₄Sb₂S₁₄	1	2692	17
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1	2692	126
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	2690	651
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	2	2692,2693	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	2692	13
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	1	2692	54
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	2	2692,2693	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	2692	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	2690,2692	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	0		133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	2692	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	2690	173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	3	2690,2692,2693	31
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0		2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	1	2690	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	2690	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	2	2690,2692	82
Kyrgyzstanite ()*	Chalcoalumite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	0		6
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	2692	128
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	2690,2692	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1	2692	252
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	2	2690,2692	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	2	2690,2692	72
Petrukite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	(Cu,Ag)₂(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S₄	1	2692	12
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	3	2690,2692,2693	6
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	0		716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	2690	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	2690,2692	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	2690,2692,2693	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	2690	61156
Andorite IV ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	1	2692	7
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	1	2692	34
Rhodostannite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	1	2692	10
Sakuraiite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	1	2692	10
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	0		165
Andorite VI ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	1	2692	8
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	2690	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	2690,2692	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2	2690,2692	668
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0		2045
Suredaite ()*	None	PbSnS₃	2	2692,2693	1
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	1	2692	33
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	2692	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	2690	5317
Toyohaite ()*	Spinel	Ag¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	1	2692	3
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	2692	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R130018	Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina	https://rruff.info/R130018
R061016	Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina	https://rruff.info/R061016
R120139	Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina	https://rruff.info/R120139
R070191	Oploca Vein System (Oploca Mine), Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina	https://rruff.info/R070191
R070203	Oploca Vein System (Oploca Mine), Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina	https://rruff.info/R070203

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