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Locality Name:
El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20.93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 24300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Canto Sur Mine (Indio Sur Vein)
Kimberly Mine
Rio Del Medio Prospect
Sancarrón Prospect
Tambo Mine

Latitude: 29°46'48"S
Longitude: 69°56'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.78,-69.949166666667

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Aramayoite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite
Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Feldspar	Kaolinite
Linarite	Mandarinoite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cs Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au Bi Cu Fe Pb S Sb Te

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Aramayoite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite
Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Feldspar Kaolinite
Linarite Mandarinoite Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Polybasite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Zircon

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Aramayoite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Auricupride ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Emmonsite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*
Famatinite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Florencite-(La) ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Huangite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hydroniumpharmacosiderite ()*	Idaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Linarite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Mackayite ()*	Mandarinoite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metatamboite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Opal ()*
Osarizawaite ()*	Paratellurite ()*	Petzite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Poughite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rodalquilarite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Tamboite ()*	Tellurite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Telluromandarinoite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Walfordite ()*	Walthierite ()*
Winstanleyite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	7	7	1	36544	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	7	7	1	36545	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	11.27	4.9	0		489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	8	36542,36543,36545,36546,36548,36549,36550,36552	966
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	11.27	4.9	0		29
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	7	1	36542	9052
Auricupride ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Cu₃Au	7	7	0		24
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11.27	4.9	5	36542,36546,36548,36549,36552	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	2	36542,36546	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	11.27	4.9	0		1935
Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	CsFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄]·4H₂O	11.27	4.9	1	36552	2
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	7	7	1	36542	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	7	2	36543,36544	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	7	7	1	36542	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11.27	4.9	0		27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	11.27	4.9	1	36552	1382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	7	7	1	36542	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	7	7	1	36542	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	310
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	11.27	4.9	1	36546	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11.27	4.9	1	36546	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	7	7	1	36542	1027
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O	11.27	4.9	2	36542,36552	34
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	11.27	4.9	0		246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	11.27	4.9	3	36542,36543,36546	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	7	7	1	36542	163
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	73
Florencite-(La) ()*	Alunite	LaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	12
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11.27	4.9	1	36546	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7	7	1	36545	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	7	4	36542,36543,36546,36552	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	11.27	4.9	0		72
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	11.27	4.9	2	36543,36546	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	7	7	1	36542	804
Huangite ()*	Alunite	Ca_0.5Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	4	36543,36546,36550,36551	5
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	7	7	1	36542	469
Hydroniumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	11.27	4.9	1	36552	2
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	7	7	1	36542	142
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	6	36542,36543,36545,36546,36550,36552	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11.27	4.9	4	36542,36543,36545,36546	5591
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	7	7	1	36542	111
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	7	7	1	36545	987
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	7	7	1	36542	198
Mackayite ()*	None	Fe³⁺Te⁴⁺₂O₅(OH)	11.27	4.9	1	36552	12
Mandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	11.27	4.9	1	36546	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	7	1	36542	5674
Metatamboite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(OH)(H₂O)₂(SO₄)(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃[Te⁴⁺O(OH)₂](H₂O)	11.27	4.9	1	36552	1
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	11.27	4.9	3	36542,36543,36546	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	128
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	7	7	1	36542	2994
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	7	7	2	36542,36543	64
Paratellurite ()*	Rutile	TeO₂	11.27	4.9	2	36546,36552	20
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	7	7	1	36542	409
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	7	7	1	36544	716
Poughite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₂(SO₄)·3H₂O	11.27	4.9	3	36542,36546,36552	12
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	7	7	1	36544	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11.27	4.9	5	36542,36543,36546,36550,36552	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	11.27	4.9	1	36546	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7	7	1	36542	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11.27	4.9	8	36543,36544,36545,36546,36548,36549,36550,36552	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	7	7	1	36544	1711
Rodalquilarite ()*	None	H₃Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₄Cl	11.27	4.9	2	36546,36552	6
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	7	7	1	36542	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	11.27	4.9	4	36542,36546,36550,36552	1153
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	7	1	36542	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	11.27	4.9	0		586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	7	7	1	36542	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	7	7	1	36542	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	11.27	4.9	1	36546	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	7	7	1	36542	337
Tamboite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(OH)(H₂O)₂(SO₄)(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃[Te⁴⁺O(OH)₂](H₂O)₃	11.27	4.9	1	36552	1
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂	11.27	4.9	2	36546,36552	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	11.27	4.9	2	36546,36552	190
Telluromandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	11.27	4.9	1	36552	1
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	7	7	1	36542	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	11.27	4.9	0		510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	7	7	1	36542	5317
Walfordite ()*	None	(Fe³⁺,Te⁶⁺,Ti⁴⁺,Mg)Te⁴⁺₃O₈	11.27	4.9	1	36552	1
Walthierite ()*	Alunite	Ba_0.5Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	3	36546,36551,36552	4
Winstanleyite ()*	None	TiTe⁴⁺₃O₈	11.27	4.9	2	36546,36552	2
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	1	36546	62
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	11.27	4.9	1	36552	5251

20 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
AJES44_373-00020	7	7	~7							Au	24300	El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	El Indio	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
Kristen001422	10.7	10.14	10.42±0.28	40Ar/39Ar			alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185
Kristen001423	11.27	10.73	11±0.27	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	high	alunite	T10a	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001424	11.21	10.53	10.87±0.34	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	low	alunite	T10a	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001425	12.56	9.64	11.1±1.46	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	low	alunite	T10a	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001426	8.92	8.5	8.71±0.21	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native gold	low	alunite	T01	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001427	9.35	8.09	8.72±0.63	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native gold	low	alunite	T01	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001428	8.39	8.09	8.24±0.15	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of native gold and trace enargite	low	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185
Kristen001429	9.06	8.16	8.61±0.45	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T35	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001430	9.04	8.22	8.63±0.41	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite	T35	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001431	13.25	0.69	6.97±6.28	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T35	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001432	9.27	8.09	8.68±0.59	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T17	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001433	9.24	8.48	8.86±0.38	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite	T17	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001434	12.42	5.52	8.97±3.45	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T17	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001435	7.33	7.03	7.18±0.15	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001436	7.39	7.11	7.25±0.14	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001437	7.4	7.14	7.27±0.13	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001438	10.26	4.5	7.38±2.88	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001439	10.5	4.9	7.7±2.8	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001440	20.93	0	8.15±12.78	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060430	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060430
R120126	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R120126
R061063	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R061063

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