Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13.85

mindat Locality ID: 205859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205859.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°47'"S
Longitude: 69°14'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.783333333333,-69.233333333333

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.

Baryte	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Mica
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore Gypsum Kaolinite Mica
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

17 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	13.93	13.85	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	13.93	13.85	1588
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	13.93	13.85	11547
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	13.93	13.85	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	13.93	13.85	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13.93	13.85	27198
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	13.93	13.85	481
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	13.93	13.85	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	13.93	13.85	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	13.93	13.85	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	13.93	13.85	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	13.93	13.85	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	13.93	13.85	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	13.93	13.85	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	13.93	13.85	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	13.93	13.85	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	13.93	13.85	21482

2 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-00296	13.93	13.85	13.89±0.04									Alunite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	205859	Cerro Casale Au-Cu Deposit, Maricunga Belt, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Cerro Casale	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	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

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