Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

mindat Locality ID: 292244
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-292244.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Aguas Blancas Mine
Capricornio Vein System

Latitude: 24°6'20"S
Longitude: 69°54'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.105555555556,-69.911666666667

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Mica	None	Nowackiite	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Baileychlore ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cumengeite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Geffroyite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Herbertsmithite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hidalgoite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nowackiite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Pseudoboleite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schwartzembergite ()*	Seeligerite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite
Mica None Nowackiite Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	35550	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	1	35550	87
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	35550	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	35550	3092
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	35550	544
Baileychlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	1	35550	16
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	35550	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	35550	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	35550	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	35550	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	35550	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	35550	27198
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	35550	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	35550	4165
Cumengeite ()*	None	Pb₂₁Cu₂₀Cl₄₂(OH)₄₀·6H₂O	1	35550	43
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	35550	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	35550	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	35550	24243
Geffroyite ()*	Pentlandite	(Cu,Fe,Ag)₉Se₈	1	35550	10
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	35550	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	35550	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	35550	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	35550	14640
Herbertsmithite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Zn(OH)₆Cl₂	1	35550	21
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	35550	804
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	1	35550	57
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	1	35550	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	35550	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	35550	5591
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	35550	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	35550	17380
Nowackiite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Zn₃As₄S₁₂	1	35550	5
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1	35550	142
Pseudoboleite ()*	None	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	1	35550	33
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	35550	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	35550	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	35550	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	35550	5614
Schwartzembergite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅H₂I³⁺O₆Cl₃	1	35549	21
Seeligerite ()*	None	Pb₃(IO₄)Cl₃	2	35549,35550	12
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	35550	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	35550	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	35550	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	35550	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	35549	299

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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