Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 207735
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207735.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mejillones Peninsula
Naguayán-Desesperado District

Latitude: 23°14'32"S
Longitude: 70°31'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.242222222222,-70.521388888889

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aphthitalite	Arseniosiderite	Atacamite
Aubertite	Botryogen	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Coquimbite	Corundum
Covellite	Dufrénite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Heulandite	Kieserite	Leucophosphite
Metavoltine	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Roselite	Römerite	Spinel
Sulphur	Syngenite	Tamarugite	Taranakite	Titanite	Vivianite	Voltaite	Wardite

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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aphthitalite Arseniosiderite Atacamite
Aubertite Botryogen Calcite Cerite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copiapite Coquimbite Corundum
Covellite Dufrénite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Heulandite Kieserite Leucophosphite
Metavoltine Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Roselite Römerite Spinel
Sulphur Syngenite Tamarugite Taranakite Titanite Vivianite Voltaite Wardite

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*
Amarillite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Antofagastaite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*
Ardealite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aubertite ()*	Bakhchisaraitsevite ()*	Bobierrite ()*
Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Butlerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Clinoptilolite-Na ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprocopiapite ()*
Cyrilovite ()*	Destinezite ()*	Dittmarite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Girvasite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hedegaardite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Lesukite ()*	Lüneburgite ()*	Magnesioaubertite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Mejillonesite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Microcline ()*	Mitridatite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monetite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Newberyite ()*
Opal ()*	Parabutlerite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Quenstedtite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Römerite ()*	Sampleite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Strengite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*
Tamarugite ()*	Taranakite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tinsleyite ()*	Titanite ()*
Variscite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Xitieshanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	35610	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	35603	2353
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	1	35604	50
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	35609	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	35606	272
Amarillite ()*	Tamarugite	NaFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	35602	6
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	35604	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2	35602,35605	1588
Antofagastaite ()*	Syngenite	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂·1.5H₂O	1	35604	2
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1	35605	77
Ardealite ()*	Gypsum	Ca₂(PO₃OH)(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	35603	30
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	6	35602,35604,35606,35607,35608,35609	544
Aubertite ()*	Aubertite	Cu²⁺Al(SO₄)₂Cl·14H₂O	2	35604,35606	13
Bakhchisaraitsevite ()*	None	Na₂Mg₅(PO₄)₄·7H₂O	2	35601,35603	4
Bobierrite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	35601,35603	17
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	35610	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	1	35606	45
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	2	35602,35606	26
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	35602,35604,35610	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2	35602,35604	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	35604,35606,35610	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	35604,35607	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	35602	43
Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Heulandite	K₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	1	35603	13
Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Heulandite	Na₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	1	35603	24
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	35607	363
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	3	35602,35604,35606	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	2	35602,35604	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	35606	4165
Cuprocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	35602	12
Cyrilovite ()*	Wardite	NaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	35609	60
Destinezite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O	2	35604,35606	19
Dittmarite ()*	None	(NH₄)Mg(PO₄)·H₂O	1	35605	7
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	35605	8173
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	2	35604,35606	25
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2	35604,35609	2740
Girvasite ()*	None	NaCa₂Mg₃(PO₄)₃(CO₃)(H₂O)₆	1	35603	3
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5	35602,35603,35604,35606,35609	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	3	35602,35605,35609	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	2	35604,35606	409
Hedegaardite ()*	Cerite	(Ca,Na)₉(Ca,Na)Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	1	35603	2
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	35602,35610	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4	35602,35604,35606,35609	2228
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	2	35602,35604	27
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	1	35607	149
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O	1	35602	10
Lüneburgite ()*	None	Mg₃[B₂(OH)₆(PO₄)₂]·6H₂O	2	35601,35603	14
Magnesioaubertite ()*	Aubertite	MgAl(SO₄)₂Cl·14H₂O	1	35606	4
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	2	35604,35606	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	35603,35610	14899
Mejillonesite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaMg₂(PO₃OH)(PO₄)(OH)·H₅O₂	1	35603	2
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	2	35602,35604	28
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	2	35602,35604	78
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	35605	4924
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	35609	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	35606	5800
Monetite ()*	None	Ca(PO₃OH)	1	35603	21
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	35609	46
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	35602,35604,35606	254
Newberyite ()*	None	Mg(PO₃OH)·3H₂O	2	35601,35605	24
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	35603	2994
Parabutlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	3	35602,35604,35606	23
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	35606	265
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	35609	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	35602,35604,35610	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	35602,35604,35605,35608,35609,35610	61156
Quenstedtite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·11H₂O	2	35602,35606	17
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	35602	53
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	2	35602,35604	115
Sampleite ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(PO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	2	35607,35609	40
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	35602	1153
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	3	35602,35604,35606	73
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	35609	263
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	35602,35606	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	3	35602,35604,35606	139
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	35604	87
Taranakite ()*	Taranakite	K₃Al₅(PO₃OH)₆(PO₄)₂·18H₂O	1	35603	57
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	35604	1101
Tinsleyite ()*	Leucophosphite	KAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	1	35603	9
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	35603	4899
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	35603	301
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1	35606	111
Xitieshanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl·6H₂O	1	35606	3

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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