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Locality Name:
Marte Mine, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

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

mindat Locality ID: 190214
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-190214.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marte Mine, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°10'19"S
Longitude: 69°1'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.171944444444,-69.02

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.

Alunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite
Enargite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Alunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mercury ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite
Enargite Gypsum Kaolinite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	23	966
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	23	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	23	23	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	23	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	23	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	23	23	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	23	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	23	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	23	23	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	23	23	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	23	23	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	23	23	910
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	23	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	23	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23	23	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	23	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	23	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	23	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	23	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	23	23	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	23	23	397
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	23	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	23	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	23	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	23	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	23	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23	23	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	23	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	23	23	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	23	23	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	23	23	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	23	23	5317

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
	AJES44_373-00004	23	23	23							Yes			Au	207927	Refugio Prospect, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Refugio	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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