Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Minas Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 239783
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239783.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minas Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Huinganco
Varvarco

Latitude: 37°59'30"S
Longitude: 70°38'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.991666666667,-70.634166666667

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.

Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Spinel
Sulphur

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 Au Fe H O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Spinel
Sulphur

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Corundum ()*	Diaspore ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sulphur ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	3162	1797
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	3162	481
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	3160	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	3162	14640
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	3162	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	3162	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	3160	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	3162	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	3160,3162	61156
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	3160	2045

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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