Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 23036
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23036.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect)
Campo Del Pucará
Capillitas Mining District
Cerro Atajo
Cerro Caspichango
Cuesta La Chilca
El Espinillo
Estancia Cóndor Huasi
Filo Colorado Cu-Mo Deposit
Villa Vil
Villavil River

Latitude: 27°30'38"S
Longitude: 66°10'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.510555555556,-66.169722222222

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	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite
Baryte	Beryl	Bournonite	Brochantite	Bukovite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore
Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Germanite	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Metavoltine
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Voltaite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ga Ge H In K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti Tl V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite
Baryte Beryl Bournonite Brochantite Bukovite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite
Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore
Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Germanite Gypsum
Halotrichite Kaolinite Lillianite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Meneghinite Metavoltine
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite
Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Voltaite Wurtzite

144 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*
Allargentum ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Berryite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Catamarcaite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chatkalite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Colusite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprobismutite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Duranusite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Germanite ()*	Gold ()*
Goldfieldite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Grandviewite ()*	Greigite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Ishiharaite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kësterite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Kuramite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*
Lislkirchnerite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Matildite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*	Metavoltine ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nekrasovite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Omariniite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Parnauite ()*
Pavonite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Proustite ()*
Putzite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Renierite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Römerite ()*	Roquesite ()*
Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stannoidite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thalcusite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vinciennite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Volynskite ()*	Watanabeite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zunyite ()*

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	9	7	2	2001,2007	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	6	5	1	1994	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	444.7	7	1	1996	254
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	9	5	4	1994,2003,2005,2014	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	5	3	1994,2023,2028	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	444.7	7	1	1996	69
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	2023	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	444.7	7	2	1996,2014	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	6	5	1	1994	1588
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	444.7	7	1	1996	246
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	9	7	2	2001,2007	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9	7	3	1996,1998,2014	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	9	7	2	1996,2007	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	9	5	5	1994,1996,2001,2007,2014	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	7	1	1996	132
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	444.7	7	1	1996	50
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	2023	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	9	5	5	1994,1996,2003,2014,2024	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	9	7	2	1996,1998	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	9	7	2	1996,1998	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	9	7	2	1996,2007	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	444.7	7	1	1996	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	444.7	7	1	1996	359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	88
Catamarcaite ()*	None	Cu₆GeWS₈	9	7	2	1996,2003	1
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	444.7	7	1	1996	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	9	7	3	1996,1998,2007	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	9	5	6	1994,1996,1998,2003,2014,2024	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	5	8	1994,1996,1998,2001,2005,2007,2014,2024	27198
Chatkalite ()*	None	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈			1	2014	8
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	2024	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	5	1	1994	1025
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	9	5	5	1994,1996,2003,2005,2014	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	444.7	7	1	1996	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	6	5	1	1994	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	9	5	5	1994,1996,1998,2014,2024	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	9	7	3	1996,1998,2014	2970
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄	444.7	7	1	1996	43
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	444.7	7	1	1996	179
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9	5	3	1994,2003,2005	651
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	15
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	9	5	4	1994,1996,2003,2014	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	2017,2027,2028	4135
Duranusite ()*	None	As₄S	9	7	2	1996,2005	8
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	9	5	6	1994,1996,1998,2003,2005,2014	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	5	2	1994,2024	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	444.7	7	1	1996	163
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	41
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	444.7	7	2	1996,2026	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	444.7	7	1	1996	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	5	7	1994,1996,1998,2001,2005,2007,2014	24243
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	444.7	7	1	1996	33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	5	5	1994,1996,1998,2003,2005	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	72
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	188
Grandviewite ()*	None	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	3
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	9	7	1	1998	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	9	5	3	1994,1996,1998	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	5	2	1994,1998	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	804
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	444.7	7	1	1996	82
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	469
Ishiharaite ()*	Sphalerite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	9	7	1	2005	1
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	444.7	7	1	1996	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	9	7	1	1998	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9	5	4	1994,1996,2003,2005	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	444.7	7	2	1996,2014	82
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	111
Kuramite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SnS₄	6	5	1	1994	12
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	444.7	7	1	1996	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	9	7	2	1996,2007	987
Lislkirchnerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅·2H₂O	9	7	2	1996,2006	1
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	9	7	4	1996,2003,2005,2014	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	5	1	1994	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	2014,2024	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	9	5	6	1994,1996,1998,2001,2007,2014	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	444.7	7	1	1996	252
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	92
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	444.7	7	1	1996	207
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	78
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			4	2017,2018,2027,2028	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	6	5	2	1994,2024	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	5	11	1994,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2027,2028	17380
Nekrasovite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆	9	7	4	1996,2003,2005,2014	11
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	444.7	7	1	1996	492
Omariniite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	9	7	2	1996,2003	1
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	444.7	7	3	1995,1996,2023	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	444.7	7	1	1996	511
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9	7	2	1996,2007	64
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	105
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	444.7	7	1	1996	72
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	9	7	2	2001,2007	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	409
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	444.7	7	1	1996	142
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	9	7	2	2001,2007	733
Putzite ()*	Argyrodite	(Cu,Ag)₈GeS₆	9	7	2	1996,2003	1
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	5	9	1994,1996,1998,2001,2003,2005,2007,2014,2024	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	6	5	1	1994	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9	5	4	1994,1996,1998,2014	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	5	15	1994,1995,1996,1998,2001,2003,2005,2007,2014,2017,2018,2023,2026,2027,2028	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	9	7	2	1996,2005	712
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	444.7	7	1	1996	37
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	9	5	7	1994,1996,2001,2005,2007,2008,2011	1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	115
Roquesite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuInS₂	444.7	7	1	1996	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	9	5	4	1994,1996,2003,2005	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			5	2017,2018,2023,2027,2028	2705
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	444.7	7	1	1996	64
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	444.7	7	1	1996	165
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	444.7	7	1	1996	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	444.7	7	1	1996	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	9	7	3	1996,2001,2007	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	5	8	1994,1996,1998,2001,2003,2005,2007,2014	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	444.7	7	1	1996	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	9	7	4	1996,2003,2005,2014	80
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	444.7	7	1	1996	92
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	6	5	1	1994	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	444.7	5	2	1994,1996	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	444.7	7	1	1996	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	9	5	7	1994,1996,1998,2001,2003,2005,2007	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	444.7	7	1	1996	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	9	5	7	1994,1996,2001,2003,2005,2007,2014	5317
Thalcusite ()*	Bukovite	(Cu,Fe)₄Tl₂S₄	9	7	2	1996,2003	13
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	6	5	1	1994	2562
Vinciennite ()*	None	Cu₁₀Fe₄SnAsS₁₆	444.7	7	1	1996	13
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	9	7	2	1996,1998	111
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	444.7	7	1	1996	64
Watanabeite ()*	None	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅			1	2014	7
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	9	7	3	1996,2003,2005	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	6	5	1	1994	62
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	9	7	2	1996,1998	372
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	6	5	1	1994	86

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_353	Granitic pluton surrounding the Farallon Negro Capellita volcanic center. Sample taken from pegmatite lens from the southern portion of the batholith.
Michelle_354	Sample taken from a miarolitic pocket of tourmaline pegmatite in the immediate host rock of the Capillita Volcanics. Granite rock is fine grained, non-megacrystic

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Michelle_353	428.8	416.6	422.7±6.1	K-Ar	Age of pegmatitic body associated with granitic plutons	muscovite	88b	Muscovite			23036	Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Andalgalá Capillitas Batholith	Caelles et al. (1971)	10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961	EG66_961	Samples of coarse grained muscovite from the pegmatitic bodies were dated to determine the minimum age of the crystalline basement rock in the region.
PorphCu-00082	6	5	6–5						Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite	Cu	28448	Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Agua Rica	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Kaitlynn000007	9	7	7-9	K-Ar	age of sulphide	galena	JC-103	Galena			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791
Kaitlynn000008	9	7	7-9	K-Ar	age of sulphide	galena	JC-104	Galena			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791
Michelle_354	444.7	432.1	438.4±6.3	K-Ar	Age of Capillitas Volcanics host rock	muscovite	92	Muscovite			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas Mine area	Caelles et al. (1971)	10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961	EG66_961	Age of granite hosting the Capillitas Volcanics

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