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Locality Name:
Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11
Youngest recorded age at locality: 6

mindat Locality ID: 35159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 116
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 87

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Cerro Alto De Las Minas
Cerro Colorado
Cerro Culampajá
Cerro El Deslinde
Cerro La Cañada Chica
Cerro La Ramada
Cerro Las Lagunillas
Cerro Ojo De Agua
Cerro Tres Mogotes
El Portezuelo Granite
Farallón Negro
La Aguada
Londres
Papachacra
Portezuelo Del Toro Bayo
Quebrada Del Toro Bayo
Quebrada La Minita
Quebrada La Ramadita
Quebrada Seca
San Fernando
Sierra De Ascasti
Sierra De Belén
Talamayo
Yanquenco

Latitude: 27°55'4"S
Longitude: 66°22'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.917777777778,-66.380833333333

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline
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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Beryl Brookite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline
Zircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Annite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cuprite ()*	Danalite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Morinite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nagyágite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Opal ()*	Phenakite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Uraninite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	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	8	8	2	2106,2107	2793
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	2126	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8.16	6.84	4	2102,2115,2126,2134	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	2134	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	8.16	6.84	1	2102	1588
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	2097	356
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	8	8	1	2115	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11	6	1	2101	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			2	2126,2134	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	2086	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	8.16	6.84	4	2102,2104,2147,2148	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	2134	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	11	6	6	2101,2104,2106,2107,2115,2134	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			14	2081,2082,2087,2091,2092,2093,2094,2095,2096,2119,2123,2124,2126,2134	5171
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	2097	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	8	8	2	2106,2107	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	8.16	6.84	1	2102	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	8.16	6.84	2	2102,2108	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	8	8	1	2106	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	6	9	2101,2102,2103,2104,2106,2107,2108,2147,2148	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			2	2097,2134	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	8.16	6.84	1	2102	3531
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	2097	518
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	8.16	6.84	4	2102,2106,2107,2108	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	8	8	10	2068,2069,2106,2107,2143,2144,2149,2150,2151,2152	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	8	8	1	2106	2970
Danalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	2134	58
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	8	7	2	2103,2104	144
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	8.16	6.84	1	2102	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	8.16	6.84	1	2102	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	8	1	2115	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	11	6	6	2101,2102,2103,2111,2115,2126	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	2098	551
Ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂			1	2126	4
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	2134,2136	73
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	2097,2098,2133,2134,2157	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	2134	75
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11	6	24	2063,2064,2065,2066,2067,2087,2088,2089,2090,2101,2102,2104,2106,2107,2108,2126,2131,2147,2148,2158,2162,2167,2175,2177	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	8.16	6.84	5	2102,2106,2107,2108,2134	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	8.16	6.84	15	2071,2072,2073,2074,2075,2077,2079,2080,2102,2104,2106,2107,2108,2153,2154	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	8	8	2	2106,2107	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	8.16	6.84	5	2102,2103,2104,2106,2107	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	8.16	6.84	9	2097,2102,2103,2104,2106,2107,2108,2126,2134	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	2097,2126	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	8.16	6.84	2	2102,2104	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	8.16	6.84	1	2102	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	8	8	2	2106,2107	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	11	6	7	2097,2101,2102,2103,2104,2111,2134	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	8.16	6.84	3	2102,2103,2104	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	8	8	2	2106,2107	770
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	8	8	3	2115,2134,2136	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	8.16	6.84	3	2102,2103,2104	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			2	2097,2126	945
Morinite ()*	None	NaCa₂Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)F₄·2H₂O			2	2098,2134	22
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	11	6	13	2098,2101,2102,2103,2104,2106,2108,2115,2126,2134,2158,2160,2172	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	8	8	2	2106,2107	67
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	8	7.8	1	2104	254
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	2126	2994
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			2	2126,2134	326
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	8	8	2	2106,2107	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11	6	7	2101,2102,2103,2104,2106,2107,2108	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	8	8	11	2068,2069,2106,2107,2108,2143,2144,2149,2150,2151,2152	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8.16	6.84	17	2086,2098,2102,2106,2107,2115,2126,2133,2134,2136,2137,2138,2139,2140,2141,2142,2157	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	8	8	2	2106,2107	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	2097,2134	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			7	2126,2127,2128,2129,2130,2134,2158	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	2126,2134	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	8.16	6.84	3	2102,2104,2134	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	2097	92
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	8	8	15	2063,2064,2065,2066,2067,2087,2088,2089,2090,2106,2126,2131,2158,2162,2167	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	6	6	2101,2102,2104,2106,2108,2115	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	8	8	2	2104,2106	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	8	8	1	2104	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	2097	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	2126	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			6	2097,2098,2134,2136,2138,2140	1476
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	2097	2718
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			2	2097,2134	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	2097,2126,2134	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_356	One of three samples from the main Farallon Negro volcanic complex. Monzonite porphyry stock that cross cuts metamoprhic rocks in the Bajo de San Lucas area.
Michelle_357	One of three samples from the main Farallon Negro volcanic complex. Sample is a hydrothermally altered andesite porphyry from the Bajo El Durazno mineralized zone. Contains phenocrysts of altered hornblende and biotite in a matrix of sericite, quartz and minor clay minerals.

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
PorphCu-00302	11	6	11–6					Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	205923	Bajo De Agua Tapada Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo de Agua Tapado	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00003	8	8	8						Au	34975	Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo de La Alumbrera	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00093	8.16	6.84	8.02±0.14 to 6.75±0.09					Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	34975	Bajo De La Alumbrera Mine, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo de la Alumbrera	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Michelle_356	7.2	7	7.1±0.1	K-Ar	Age of monzonite porphyry	biotite	85	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite		205926	Bajo De San Lucas Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo de San Lucas	Caelles et al. (1971)	10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961	EG66_961	Age of monzonite porphyry
PorphCu-00303	7	7	7					Chalcopyrite, Delafossite, Epidote, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205926	Bajo De San Lucas Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo de San Lucas	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Michelle_357	8	7.8	7.9±0.1	K-Ar	Age of andesite porphyry		42a			205927	Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo El Durazno	Caelles et al. (1971)	10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961	EG66_961	Age of andesite porphyry
PorphCu-00304	8	8	8					Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Delafossite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	205927	Bajo El Durazno Cu Deposit, Agua De Dionisio Mining District (YMAD), Farallón Negro, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Bajo El Durazno	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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