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Locality Name:
Tincalayu Mine (Boroquimica Mine), Salar Del Hombre Muerto, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 51
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tincalayu Mine (Boroquimica Mine), Salar Del Hombre Muerto, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°16'6"S
Longitude: 67°3'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.268333333333,-67.0575
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: B C Ca Cl H Mg Na O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B C Ca Cl H Mg Na O S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupRocksalt

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Ameghinite  (*)Aristarainite  (*)Borax  (*)Colemanite  (*)Ezcurrite  (*)
Ginorite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hydroboracite  (*)Inderite  (*)
Inyoite  (*)Kernite  (*)Kurnakovite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Mcallisterite  (*)
Probertite  (*)Rivadavite  (*)Searlesite  (*)Strontioginorite  (*)Tincalconite  (*)
Ulexite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ameghinite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaB3O3(OH)401
Aristarainite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Mg[B6O8(OH)4]2·4H2O04
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O076
Colemanite  (*)NoneCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O0144
Ezcurrite  (*)NoneNa2B5O7(OH)3·2H2O02
Ginorite  (*)NoneCa2B14O20(OH)6·5H2O011
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O042
Inderite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O013
Inyoite  (*)NoneCaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O034
Kernite  (*)NoneNa2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O010
Kurnakovite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O015
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Mcallisterite  (*)NoneMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2·9H2O09
Probertite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O7(OH)4·3H2O029
Rivadavite  (*)NoneNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4·10H2O04
Searlesite  (*)NoneNaBSi2O5(OH)2034
Strontioginorite  (*)NoneCaSrB14O20(OH)6·5H2O05
Tincalconite  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O029
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O0160


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060643Tincalayu Mine (Boroquimica Mine), Salar Del Hombre Muerto, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentinahttps://rruff.info/R060643
C131036Tincalayu Mine (Boroquimica Mine), Salar Del Hombre Muerto, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentinahttps://rruff.info/C131036

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