Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nevados De Famatina Cu-Au Deposit (La Estrechura), Chilecito, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.8

mindat Locality ID: 23362
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23362.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nevados De Famatina Cu-Au Deposit (La Estrechura), Chilecito, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
La Mejicana Mine
Upulungus Mine

Latitude: 29°'"S
Longitude: 67°45'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29,-67.75

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	Alunite	Baryte	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Enargite
Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite
Tetrahedrite	Uytenbogaardtite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Colusite ()*	Covellite ()*
Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Goldfieldite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Idaite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mawsonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Stützite ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Wittichenite ()*
Zunyite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Baryte Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Enargite
Germanite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite
Tetrahedrite Uytenbogaardtite Wurtzite

46 IMA Minerals at location:

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	5	3.8	0		2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5	3.8	0		966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	5	3.8	0		1588
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	3.8	0		11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5	3.8	0		5516
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	5	3.8	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5	3.8	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5	3.8	0		4165
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	163
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	5	3.8	0		107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	3.8	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	3.8	0		30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5	3.8	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	3.8	0		14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	5	3.8	1	2883	804
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	5	3.8	0		142
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5	3.8	0		5591
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	3.8	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	3.8	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5	3.8	0		5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	5	3.8	0		92
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	3.8	0		5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	3.8	0		17380
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	5	3.8	0		249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	5	3.8	1	2883	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5	3.8	0		771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	3.8	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	3.8	1	2883	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5	3.8	1	2883	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	3.8	0		21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	5	3.8	0		668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	5	3.8	0		80
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	5	3.8	1	2883	92
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	5	3.8	0		105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	5	3.8	1	2883	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	5	3.8	2	2883,2884	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5	3.8	1	2883	5317
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	5	3.8	0		46
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	5	3.8	0		297
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	5	3.8	0		86

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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
	PorphCu-00065	5	3.8	5–3.8									Alunite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Famatinite, Gold, Goldfieldite, Hematite, Idaite, Luzonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Sylvanite, Zunyite	Cu	23362	Nevados De Famatina Cu-Au Deposit (La Estrechura), Chilecito, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina	Nevados de Famatina	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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