Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Sierra De La Ramada, Burruyacú Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina

mindat Locality ID: 278317
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278317.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sierra De La Ramada, Burruyacú Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Farallon Blanco Mine
Quebrada Del Arroyo Sauce Mayo

Latitude: 26°37'57"S
Longitude: 64°57'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.6325,-64.956111111111

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.

Alumohydrocalcite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Kaolinite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Sphalerite

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alumohydrocalcite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Kaolinite None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Sphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Gold ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	3687	46
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2	3688,3689	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	3687,3688,3689	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	3687	27198
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	3687	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	3688,3689	5591
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	3687	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	3687	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	3687	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	3687	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	3687	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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