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Locality Name:
Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 29
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 206314
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206314.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°34'"S
Longitude: 67°47'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.566666666667,-67.783333333333
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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NonePyritePyrophylliteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)629290966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4292905516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22929027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS292904165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S292901027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)292908173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2929024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32929014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42929014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2292905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22929017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22929039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)229290771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8292909056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2292905614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2929021482
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl2929086


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-00422292929      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, ZunyiteCu206314Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaTaca Taca AltoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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