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Locality Name:
Mocha District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 58
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58

mindat Locality ID: 196016
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-196016.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mocha District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Angela-Adela Mine
Chipamani Mine
Paguanta Mine
San Juan De Mocha Mine

Latitude: 19°48'46"S
Longitude: 69°3'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.812777777778,-69.053333333333
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: Al As C Cl Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu H K O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneArsenopyriteAtacamiteChalcopyriteClayCovelliteMalachiteMicaNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphalerite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5858236767,367689052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)35858236765,36768544
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45858236765,367665516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5858236765,367685707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25858436765,36766,36767,3676827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5858336765,36766,367683531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS58581367684165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS585813676724243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25858012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25858017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25858236766,3676739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25858436765,36766,36767,3676861156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS585813676721482


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00232585858      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, PyriteCu196016Mocha District, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, ChileMochaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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