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Locality Name:
Río Senguer Department, Chubut Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 239612
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239612.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Río Senguer Department, Chubut Province, Argentina": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Aldea Apeleg
Alto Río Senguer
Cañadón Gato Deposit
El Gato Mine
Los Tamariscos

Latitude: 44°55'2"S
Longitude: 70°46'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -44.917222222222,-70.781111111111

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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAutuniteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
SpinelTitanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2123653419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)622363,2367966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O123681627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3123651534
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O123661272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2123655509
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21236527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O123653531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8123651756
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)12363481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)422363,2367651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6123654135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)123658173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3123651544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O612365741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31236514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4123635591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41236514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21236512537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O12366443
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21236539462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)222363,2367771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222363,236561156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O123654899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O123661059



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