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Locality Name:
La Fortuna Prospect (El Morro Prospect), Alto Del Carmen, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 35
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32

mindat Locality ID: 205857
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205857.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Fortuna Prospect (El Morro Prospect), Alto Del Carmen, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°38'"S
Longitude: 69°53'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.633333333333,-69.883333333333

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise

Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Turquoise ()*	Zunyite ()*

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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O P S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O P S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Diaspore Kaolinite Malachite Mica
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Spinel Tetrahedrite Turquoise

22 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	35	32	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	35	32	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	35	32	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	35	32	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	35	32	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	35	32	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	35	32	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	35	32	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	32	651
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	35	32	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	35	32	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	35	32	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	32	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	35	32	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	35	32	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	35	32	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	35	32	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	35	32	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	35	32	771
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	35	32	1803
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	35	32	484
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	35	32	86

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
	PorphCu-00294	35	32	35–32									Alunite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Turquoise, Zunyite	Cu	205857	La Fortuna Prospect (El Morro Prospect), Alto Del Carmen, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile	La Fortuna	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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