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Locality Name:
O'Higgins, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 6.34
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4.4

mindat Locality ID: 33816
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33816.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "O'Higgins, Chile": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cachapoal Province
Cardenal Caro Province
Cerro De Los Seguas
Colchagua Province

Latitude: 34°5'18"S
Longitude: 70°27'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -34.088333333333,-70.462222222222

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: Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophyllite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidote
GypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPyritePyrophyllite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
Wurtzite

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lindgrenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Roxbyite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)26.334.4181366943419
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)13669741
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)66.334.418136694966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)6.344.41366941588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)26.344.41366943092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26.334.4181366945509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6.344.413669411547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46.334.4181366945516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS36.334.4181366941089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)66.334.4181366941633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6.344.413669427770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O6.334.418136694925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6.334.4181366945707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O6.334.418136694194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26.334.41813669427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O6.334.4181366943531
Copper  (*)CopperCu6.334.4181366943846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS6.334.4181366944165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O6.334.4181366942970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46.344.4136694651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S6.334.4181366941027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)26.344.41366949895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS46.334.418136694910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6.334.4181366948173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6.334.41813669424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)6.344.41366947437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O6.344.41366946890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36.344.413669414640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)66.334.4181366942228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46.344.41366945591
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)26.344.413669421
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46.334.41813669414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26.334.41813669412537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26.344.41366945800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O6.344.41366941508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26.344.413669417380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)6.334.418136694492
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S36.344.4136694511
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)66.334.41813669464
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26.334.418236694,3669539462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)26.334.418136694771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26.344.413669461156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS6.344.4136694712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)6.334.4181366941711
Roxbyite  (*)NoneCu9S56.334.41813669427
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26.334.4181366945614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)6.334.4181366944894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6.334.41813669421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S36.334.4181366943418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS6.344.41366942045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S136.334.4181366941803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO6.334.4181366941101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136.334.4181366945317
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO46.344.41366941655



11 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
Mo-001066.346.286.31±0.03Re-Os molybdeniteDDH-2176  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001074.814.754.78±0.03Re-Os molybdeniteTT-164  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001084.864.84.83±0.03Re-Os molybdeniteTT-174  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001094.974.814.89±0.08Re-Os molybdeniteTT-179  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001105.625.585.60±0.02Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-1  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001115.625.585.60±0.02Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-1  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001124.444.44.42±0.02Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-5  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001134.94.844.87±0.03Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-6  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001144.444.44.42±0.02Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-7  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
Mo-001154.444.44.42±0.02Re-Os molybdenitett-Mo-8  MolybdeniteLindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl Teniente, BradenMaksaev et al. (2004) SEG11_15 
PorphCu-000326.334.4186.3±0.03 – 4.42±0.02; (Re-Os)      Actinolite, Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Rutile, Scheelite, Sphalerite, StibniteCu8839Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, ChileEl TenienteSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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