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Locality Name:
Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile

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

mindat Locality ID: 4546
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4546.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
El Teniente
La Estrella Mine (Chuchunco)

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

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

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:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	6.33	4.418	1	36694	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	6.34	4.4	1	36694	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	6.34	4.4	1	36694	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	6.33	4.418	1	36694	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6.34	4.4	1	36694	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	6.33	4.418	1	36694	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	6.33	4.418	1	36694	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	6.33	4.418	1	36694	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	6.33	4.418	1	36694	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	6.33	4.418	1	36694	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	6.33	4.418	1	36694	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	6.33	4.418	1	36694	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	6.34	4.4	1	36694	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	6.33	4.418	1	36694	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6.33	4.418	1	36694	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6.33	4.418	1	36694	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	6.34	4.4	1	36694	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6.34	4.4	1	36694	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6.34	4.4	1	36694	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	6.33	4.418	1	36694	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	6.34	4.4	1	36694	5591
Lindgrenite ()*	None	Cu₃(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	21
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6.33	4.418	1	36694	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	6.34	4.4	1	36694	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	6.33	4.418	1	36694	492
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	6.34	4.4	1	36694	511
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	6.33	4.418	1	36694	64
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6.33	4.418	2	36694,36695	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6.34	4.4	1	36694	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	6.34	4.4	1	36694	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1711
Roxbyite ()*	None	Cu₉S₅	6.33	4.418	1	36694	27
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	6.33	4.418	1	36694	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	6.33	4.418	1	36694	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6.33	4.418	1	36694	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	6.33	4.418	1	36694	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	6.34	4.4	1	36694	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	6.33	4.418	1	36694	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	6.33	4.418	1	36694	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	6.34	4.4	1	36694	1655

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	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 ID
Mo-00106	6.34	6.28	6.31±0.03	Re-Os	molybdenite	DDH-2176	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00107	4.81	4.75	4.78±0.03	Re-Os	molybdenite	TT-164	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00108	4.86	4.8	4.83±0.03	Re-Os	molybdenite	TT-174	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00109	4.97	4.81	4.89±0.08	Re-Os	molybdenite	TT-179	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00110	5.62	5.58	5.60±0.02	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-1	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00111	5.62	5.58	5.60±0.02	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-1	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00112	4.44	4.4	4.42±0.02	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-5	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00113	4.9	4.84	4.87±0.03	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-6	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00114	4.44	4.4	4.42±0.02	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-7	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
Mo-00115	4.44	4.4	4.42±0.02	Re-Os	molybdenite	tt-Mo-8	Molybdenite	Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente, Braden	Maksaev et al. (2004)	SEG11_15
PorphCu-00032	6.33	4.418	6.3±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, Stibnite	Cu	8839	Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile	El Teniente	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

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