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Locality Name:
Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 29
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 241478
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241478.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Agua Botada
Huemul Mine

Latitude: 35°47'7"S
Longitude: 69°36'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.785277777778,-69.6025
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: C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCovelliteEpsomiteFluoriteFritzscheiteGypsumJohanniteMalachite
MarcasiteMeta-autuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPascoitePhosphuranylitePyriteRocksaltSengieriteSphalerite
StanniteZippeiteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Andersonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Huemulite  (*)Hummerite  (*)Idaite  (*)Johannite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rossite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O29291304647
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2929130461272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22929130465509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O29291304638
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42929130465516
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O2929130461184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O292913046925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2929130465707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2292923045,304627198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O292913046566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2929130464165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O29291304658
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O29291304682
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O292913046484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS29291304624243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2929130466890
Huemulite  (*)PascoiteNa4MgV5+10O28·24H2O292933043,3044,304616
Hummerite  (*)PascoiteKMgV5+5O14·8H2O29291304621
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4292923045,3046142
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O29291304669
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229291304612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22929130465674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O292913046388
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O292913046129
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O29291304641
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229291304639462
Rossite  (*)NoneCa(VO3)2·4H2O29291304629
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O292913046128
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O29291304611
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS29291304621482
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)292913046299
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O292913046628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22929130462718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O29291304694
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4292913046175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000732Uranium of the Huemul Mine is primarily found as lenticular Cu-U-V deposits hosted by the Huemul Member of the Diamante formation. Orehosting facies are grey fluvial sandstones and conglomerates filling anastomosing paleochannels incised into pink pelitic beds.


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000732292929 The suspected source for the Uranium in the area is Permo-Triassic felsic volcanics which were leached from the source rocks in the Mesozoic and early Tertiary periods as a result of denudation.uraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU51086Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaHuemul MineDahlkamp (2010)10.1007/2F978-3-540-78943-7UDW_427Uranium is accompanied by Cu mineralization, which predates the U mineralization.

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