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Locality Name:
Burruyacú Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 239492
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239492.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burruyacú Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Chorrillos
El Cajón
El Mojón
El Morenillo
El Naranjo
El Puestito
El Sunchal
El Timbó
La Ramada
Nío River
Puerta Palavecino
Puerta Quemada
Quebrada De Rosayaco
Requelme
Río Loro
Sierra De La Ramada
Taruca Pampa
Urueña River
Valley Of Calera River
Villa Padre Monti

Latitude: 26°29'28"S
Longitude: 64°55'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.491111111111,-64.931111111111
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Mg O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumohydrocalciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumGypsumKaoliniteMica
NonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Manganite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O1368746
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O623688,36892060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)163667,3668,3669,3671,3675,3677,3679,3681,3682,3683,3684,3687,3688,3689,3690,369327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21368727198
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1653673,3676,3678,3680,3691599
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Gold  (*)CopperAu1368730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O83667,3668,3669,3670,3676,3679,3681,36846890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl136761398
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O413685350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31369214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)423688,36895591
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)13685770
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O23676,3685223
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21367417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21368739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO273673,3676,3678,3680,3685,3687,36913106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2103667,3668,3669,3674,3681,3682,3683,3684,3687,369261156
Silver  (*)CopperAg136875186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1368721482


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