Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Baquedano, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 195094
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195094.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baquedano, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Berta Mine
Fortuna Mine
Sierra Valenzuela

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: As Ca Cl Cu Fe H Na O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAtacamiteDescloiziteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartz

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Antlerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Natrochalcite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sampleite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4135558246
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3135555544
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6135555413
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)135555378
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)135555362
Natrochalcite  (*)NatrochalciteNaCu2(SO4)2(OH)·H2O1355566
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6135555158
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213555861156
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O13555640


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050152Fortuna Mine, Baquedano, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R050152

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