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Locality Name:
Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.75

mindat Locality ID: 22626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Despreciada Mine
Directorio Ocho Mine
El Toco
Flor De La Suerte Mine
Gatico District
Loa River
Manto Malacoff Mine
Minita Mine
Miramar Mine
Monica Mine
Oficina Maria Elena
Pedro De Valdivia
Punta Blanca Area
Puntillas Cu Deposit (Galenosa)
Sierra Gorda District
Tocopilla District

Latitude: 22°15'30"S
Longitude: 69°50'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.258333333333,-69.838333333333

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Atacamite
Autunite	Baryte	Blödite	Botryogen	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Fornacite	Garnet	Gypsum	Iranite	Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Palmierite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Vivianite

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: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H I K Mg Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Arthurite Atacamite
Autunite Baryte Blödite Botryogen Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Fornacite Garnet Gypsum Iranite Iron Kaolinite Malachite Mica Mixite
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Palmierite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Vivianite

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Autunite ()*	Blödite ()*	Boleite ()*	Bornite ()*
Botallackite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caracolite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoatacamite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cumengeite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Darapskite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dietzeite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fornacite ()*	Fuenzalidaite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hectorfloresite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemihedrite ()*	Humberstonite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iranite ()*	Iron ()*
Isocubanite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Leightonite ()*
Lópezite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meta-alunogen ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*
Niter ()*	Nitratine ()*	Opal ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Palmierite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Phoenicochroite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Polyhalite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sampleite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Taenite ()*	Tarapacáite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Troilite ()*	Ulexite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	35925	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	35907,35910,35930	3419
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	35906	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	65.7	65.7	1	35914	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	41.8	41.3	2	35926,35927	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	35925	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	35931	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	65.7	41.3	3	35914,35927,35931	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	35903,35925	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	35897	35
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	65.7	41.3	15	35896,35897,35904,35906,35907,35909,35910,35911,35912,35914,35920,35921,35926,35927,35931	544
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	35897	1272
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	35918	130
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈			1	35931	65
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	41.8	41.3	7	35907,35910,35911,35920,35921,35927,35930	5516
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	35906	49
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O			1	35908	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	65.7	41.3	5	35910,35911,35914,35920,35927	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	65.7	65.7	10	35902,35903,35907,35910,35914,35918,35920,35921,35930,35931	27770
Caracolite ()*	Apatite	Na₂(Pb₂Na)(SO₄)₃Cl			1	35931	20
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	35925,35931	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	41.8	41.3	4	35907,35920,35921,35927	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65.7	41.3	11	35902,35903,35907,35910,35911,35914,35920,35921,35927,35930,35931	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	35929	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	65.7	41.3	9	35904,35907,35909,35911,35914,35920,35921,35927,35931	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	35911	43
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	35903	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	35906	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	35920,35921,35929	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			4	35907,35910,35921,35931	4165
Cumengeite ()*	None	Pb₂₁Cu₂₀Cl₄₂(OH)₄₀·6H₂O			1	35906	43
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	35906,35920,35921	2970
Darapskite ()*	None	Na₃(SO₄)(NO₃)·H₂O	65.7	65.7	3	35913,35918,35931	31
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	65.7	65.7	1	35914	651
Dietzeite ()*	None	Ca₂(IO₃)₂(CrO₄)·H₂O			2	35913,35916	4
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			3	35911,35920,35921	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	41.8	41.3	1	35927	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			2	35911,35920	300
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	65.7	41.3	3	35914,35920,35927	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	35903	814
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)			1	35931	85
Fuenzalidaite ()*	None	K₃Na₅Mg₅(IO₃)₆(SO₄)₆·6H₂O			1	35918	4
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	35903,35925,35931	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂			3	35918,35926,35931	137
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	35931	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	41.8	41.3	2	35902,35927	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	41.8	41.3	3	35920,35921,35927	6890
Hectorfloresite ()*	None	Na₉(IO₃)(SO₄)₄			1	35918	4
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	41.8	41.3	1	35927	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	65.7	15.75	10	35903,35907,35910,35914,35920,35921,35922,35929,35930,35931	14640
Hemihedrite ()*	Iranite	ZnPb₁₀(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	35925	14
Humberstonite ()*	None	K₃Na₇Mg₂(SO₄)₆(NO₃)₂·6H₂O			2	35918,35931	11
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	35929	5433
Iranite ()*	Iranite	CuPb₁₀(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			2	35925,35931	11
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	35929	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			1	35929	191
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	65.7	41.3	4	35914,35926,35927,35931	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	65.7	65.7	1	35914	5591
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O			1	35897	149
Leightonite ()*	None	K₂Ca₂Cu(SO₄)₄·2H₂O			1	35926	9
Lópezite ()*	None	K₂Cr₂O₇			1	35916	5
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	35920,35921	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	41.8	41.3	6	35907,35920,35921,35927,35929,35930	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	35906,35909,35912,35921,35931	12537
Meta-alunogen ()*	None	Al₂(SO₄)₃·14H₂O			1	35915	8
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	35931	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	65.7	41.3	5	35907,35910,35911,35914,35927	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	35931	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	65.7	15.75	4	35914,35922,35927,35931	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35931	128
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	65.7	65.7	2	35913,35918	181
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	65.7	65.7	2	35913,35931	91
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	35931	2994
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35931	64
Palmierite ()*	Palmierite	K₂Pb(SO₄)₂			1	35931	8
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			2	35904,35926	158
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)			2	35925,35931	35
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			1	35931	142
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	35925	716
Polyhalite ()*	None	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄·2H₂O			2	35918,35931	102
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	35925	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65.7	15.75	11	35902,35907,35910,35911,35914,35920,35921,35922,35927,35930,35931	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	65.7	65.7	6	35907,35914,35920,35921,35930,35931	61156
Sampleite ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(PO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O			3	35909,35912,35918	40
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	35903	21482
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	35929	703
Tarapacáite ()*	None	K₂(CrO₄)			2	35913,35916	4
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	35931	299
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	35929	1044
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	35916	160
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	35910,35911	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	35931	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	35925,35931	1655

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
PorphCu-00155	65.7	65.7	65.7	Albite, Anhydrite, Atacamite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	133117	Antucoya Mine, Oficina Maria Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Antucoya	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00319	16.23	15.75	15.75±0.42 to 16.23±0.90 (Re-Os)	Hematite, Pyrite	Cu	205945	Puntillas Cu Deposit (Galenosa), Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Puntillas	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00295	41.8	41.3	41.3±0.3; 41,8±0.13	Alunite, Atacamite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Jarosite, Pyrite	Cu	205858	Esperanza Mine, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Esperanza	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R130292	Maria Elena Mine, Oficina Maria Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R130292
R060781	Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), Tocopilla District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060781
R050164	Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), Tocopilla District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050164
R050149	Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), Tocopilla District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050149

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