Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 18951
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18951.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina": 51
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Ajedrez Mine
Alto Del Carmen Mine
Cabalonga Mine
Campanario Mine
Cerro Collaguaima
Cerro Granadas (Volcán Granadas)
Cerro Pabellón
Cerro Salle Prospect
Cincel River
Collaguayma Deposit (Boratera Collaguayma)
Cóndor Mine
Farallón Mine
Fundiciones Mine
La Argentina Mine
Laguna Vilama
Lagunillas Del Farallón
Llulluchayoc Mine
Orosmayo River
Pampacolla Mine
Pan De Azucar Mine
Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit
Rinconada
San Pedro Mine
Santo Domingo Mine
Serranía Dulce Nombre
Tiomayo Mine
Toroyoc Mine (Torayoc Mine)

Latitude: 22°32'8"S
Longitude: 66°27'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.535555555556,-66.45

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	Aragonite	Aramayoite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite
Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Cylindrite	Diaspore	Enargite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe Ge H In K La Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Aragonite Aramayoite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite
Bournonite Calcite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Cylindrite Diaspore Enargite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Kaolinite Lillianite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Sulphur
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Zircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Angelellite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Benjaminite ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Coiraite ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cylindrite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Dickite ()*
Enargite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*	Fizélyite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Franckeite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Kyrgyzstanite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pavonite ()*
Petrukite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Andorite IV ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rhodostannite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sakuraiite ()*
Sartorite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Andorite VI ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*
Stannoidite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Suredaite ()*	Teallite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Toyohaite ()*	Trikalsilite ()*
Ulexite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	2685,2700	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	2666	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	2666	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	2685	966
Angelellite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₄O₃(AsO₄)₂	1	2678	2
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	2684,2700	2734
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	1	2685	29
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	1	2685	53
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	3	2684,2685,2692	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	2669,2684,2685,2690,2692,2699,2700	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	2684	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	2682,2685	11547
Benjaminite ()*	Pavonite	Ag₃Bi₇S₁₂	2	2685,2692	45
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	1	2669	343
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	2699	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	2685,2699	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	3	2684,2685,2690	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2	2685,2699	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	2684	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	3	2685,2690,2692	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	8	2669,2678,2684,2685,2690,2692,2693,2695	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	2700	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	2684,2685,2692,2699,2700	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	2685	1382
Coiraite ()*	None	(Pb,Sn)_12.5As₃Sn₅FeS₂₈	3	2685,2692,2693	1
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	2	2666,2682	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	2685	4165
Cylindrite ()*	Cylindrite	FePb₃Sn₄Sb₂S₁₄	2	2685,2692	17
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	2	2685,2692	126
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	2690	651
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	2699	910
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	3	2685,2692,2693	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	2692	13
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	2	2685,2692	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	2684	9617
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	3	2685,2692,2693	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	4	2684,2685,2692,2700	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	2684,2685,2690,2692,2699,2700	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1	2685	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	2678,2684,2685	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	2660,2661,2662,2663,2666,2668,2669,2670,2672,2673,2674,2675,2680,2681,2682,2683,2684,2692,2699,2700,2701,2702,2703,2704,2709,2710	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	2690	173
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	2684	717
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	2671	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	2666,2678,2684,2685	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	2666	407
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	4	2685,2690,2692,2693	31
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	2670,2682	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	2700	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	2684,2685	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	1	2690	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	2685,2690	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	3	2685,2690,2692	82
Kyrgyzstanite ()*	Chalcoalumite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	1	2685	6
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	2692	128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	2666,2670,2678,2682	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	2700	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	2665,2669,2684,2685,2690,2692,2699	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	2	2685,2692	252
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	2684	915
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	3	2685,2690,2692	300
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	2670,2682	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)	1	2682	38
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	2685	17380
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	3	2685,2690,2692	72
Petrukite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	(Cu,Ag)₂(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S₄	2	2685,2692	12
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	2682	2273
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	4	2685,2690,2692,2693	6
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	2	2685,2700	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	3	2690,2699,2700	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	5	2684,2685,2690,2692,2700	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	2666,2669,2682,2684,2685,2690,2692,2693,2699,2700	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	2666	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	2684,2685	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	2678,2680,2684,2685,2690,2699,2700	61156
Andorite IV ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	2	2685,2692	7
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	2	2685,2692	34
Rhodostannite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	2	2685,2692	10
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	2682	5614
Sakuraiite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	1	2692	10
Sartorite ()*	Sartorite	PbAs₂S₄	1	2699	11
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	2	2684,2685	165
Andorite VI ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	1	2692	8
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	2690,2700	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	2684,2685	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	2700	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	2666	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	2669,2684,2685,2690,2692,2699,2700	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	2666	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	3	2685,2690,2692	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	1	2684	80
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	6	2665,2668,2669,2680,2684,2700	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5	2684,2685,2706,2707,2708	2045
Suredaite ()*	None	PbSnS₃	2	2692,2693	1
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	2	2685,2692	33
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	2699	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	2685,2692	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	2690	5317
Toyohaite ()*	Spinel	Ag¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	3	2669,2685,2692	3
Trikalsilite ()*	None	K₂Na(AlSiO₄)₃	1	2682	2
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	1	2671	160
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	3	2684,2685,2692	372
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	2682	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	2666,2670,2682	5251

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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