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Locality Name:
Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 29
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 51086
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51086.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°46'10"S
Longitude: 69°39'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.769444444444,-69.658333333333
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: C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCovelliteEpsomiteFluoriteFritzscheiteGypsumJohanniteMalachite
MarcasiteMeta-autuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPascoitePhosphuranylitePyriteRocksaltSengieriteSphalerite
StanniteZippeiteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Andersonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Huemulite  (*)Hummerite  (*)Idaite  (*)Johannite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rossite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O2929047
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O292901272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2292905509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O2929038
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4292905516
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O292901184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O29290925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S292905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22929027198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O29290566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS292904165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O2929058
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O2929082
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O29290484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2929024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O292906890
Huemulite  (*)PascoiteNa4MgV5+10O28·24H2O2929016
Hummerite  (*)PascoiteKMgV5+5O14·8H2O2929021
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS429290142
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O2929069
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22929012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2292905674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O29290388
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O29290129
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O2929041
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22929039462
Rossite  (*)NoneCa(VO3)2·4H2O2929029
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O29290128
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O2929011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2929021482
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)29290299
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O29290628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2292902718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O2929094
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)429290175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000732Uranium of the Huemul Mine is primarily found as lenticular Cu-U-V deposits hosted by the Huemul Member of the Diamante formation. Orehosting facies are grey fluvial sandstones and conglomerates filling anastomosing paleochannels incised into pink pelitic beds.


1 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
Giersdorf_00000732292929 The suspected source for the Uranium in the area is Permo-Triassic felsic volcanics which were leached from the source rocks in the Mesozoic and early Tertiary periods as a result of denudation.uraninite   UraniniteUraniniteU51086Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaHuemul MineDahlkamp (2010)10.1007/2F978-3-540-78943-7UDW_427Uranium is accompanied by Cu mineralization, which predates the U mineralization.

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