Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Tilcara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 239700
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239700.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tilcara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Angosto Del Perchel
El Durazno (Duraznos)
Huacalera District
Maimará District
Quebrada De Huichaira
Quebrada De Juella
San José Lead Deposit
Yala De Monte Carmelo

Latitude: 23°30'39"S
Longitude: 65°18'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.510833333333,-65.311111111111

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Gypsum	Kaolinite	None	Quartz	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H O S Si Th

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Clay Corundum Gypsum Kaolinite None Quartz Zircon

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Thorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	2787,2788,2793	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	2787,2788,2793,2799	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	2790,2796	5707
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	2798	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	2797	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	2784,2789	5591
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	2787,2788,2793	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	2787,2788,2793	6417
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	3	2787,2788,2793	1006

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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