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Locality Name:
Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7.8

mindat Locality ID: 205927
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205927.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°17'"S
Longitude: 66°34'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.283333333333,-66.566666666667
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumGypsumMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NonePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS48805516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)88027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS288027198
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2880144
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS88024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu88030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O87.806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O387.8014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)687.802228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O488014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)288012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS28805800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)287.8017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)687.80254
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS288039462
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)8806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS88021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S138801803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S138805317


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_357One of three samples from the main Farallon Negro volcanic complex. Sample is a hydrothermally altered andesite porphyry from the Bajo El Durazno mineralized zone. Contains phenocrysts of altered hornblende and biotite in a matrix of sericite, quartz and minor clay minerals.


3 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
AJES44_373-00003888     Yes Au34975Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaBajo de La AlumbreraSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
Michelle_35787.87.9±0.1K-ArAge of andesite porphyry 42a    205927Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaBajo El DuraznoCaelles et al. (1971)10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961EG66_961Age of andesite porphyry
PorphCu-00304888      Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Delafossite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, SphaleriteCu205927Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaBajo El DuraznoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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