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Locality Name:
Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 254
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 51842
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51842.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Hierro Indio Mine
Agua Escondida
Altiplano De Payún Matru
Chiricas Mine
Cueva Del Tigre
El Abrigo De El Manzano Cave
El Sosneado
La Esperanza
La Valenciana Mine
Los Molles
Los Petisos
Malal-hue
Morro De Yeso
Pampa Amarilla District

Latitude: 35°29'52"S
Longitude: 69°39'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.497777777778,-69.650555555556

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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBlöditeCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteDigeniteEpidote
EpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteJohanniteKieseriteMalachite
MarcasiteMeta-autuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPascoitePhosphuranylitePolybasitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltScapoliteScheeliteSengieriteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurSyngenite
TitaniteUytenbogaardtiteZippeiteZircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andersonite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bayleyite  (*)Bílinite  (*)Blödite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coffinite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hannayite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Huemulite  (*)Hummerite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Idaite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Monetite  (*)
Natrozippeite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rossite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Sengierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Stützite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)Syngenite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uricite  (*)Uytenbogaardtite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S254251.4130152793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2292923035,30363419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62929130251022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2929130358803
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O29291304647
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3292923035,30401534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2929130252734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS254251.4130159052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2929130461272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22929130465509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O29291304638
Bílinite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·22H2O29291302616
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O292913027130
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42542923015,30465516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11254251.413015843
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O292913028104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)292923035,303627770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O2929130461184
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS254251.41301542
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O292913046925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2542923015,30465707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22542933015,3045,304627198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82929130361756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O292913046566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2542923015,30464165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2292913025453
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O29291304658
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O29291304682
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S254251.4130151027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62929130354135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)292923035,30368173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O292913046484
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2292913035129
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2929130252740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22929130329617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2542923015,304624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu254251.41301530554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32929130351544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O292943027,3029,3037,30466890
Hannayite  (*)None(NH4)2Mg3(PO3OH)4·8H2O2929130287
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6292913035741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32542953013,3015,3025,3029,303514640
Huemulite  (*)PascoiteNa4MgV5+10O28·24H2O292933043,3044,304616
Hummerite  (*)PascoiteKMgV5+5O14·8H2O29291304621
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH292913028367
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4292923045,3046142
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O29291304669
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O29291302780
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42542953013,3015,3025,3035,303614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229291304612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22542933015,3036,30465674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl292913034139
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O292913046388
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O292913046129
Monetite  (*)NoneCa(PO3OH)29291302821
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O29291304641
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se254251.413015192
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2929130252994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)292923035,30362349
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]254251.413015716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22542943015,3035,3036,304639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8254251.4130159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22542933015,3035,303861156
Rossite  (*)NoneCa(VO3)2·4H2O29291304629
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O292913046128
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O29291304611
Silver  (*)CopperAg254251.4130155186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2542923015,304621482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS254251.413015332
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)254251.41301592
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS292943028,3030,3031,30372045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl292913027275
Syngenite  (*)SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2·H2O29291302844
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)292923027,3046299
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O292923035,30364899
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O292913046628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22929130462718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O29291304694
Uricite  (*)NoneC5H4N4O329291302813
Uytenbogaardtite  (*)UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2254251.41301546
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42929130251655
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4292913046175



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.


2 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
RC63_350_Don_Sixto254251.4252.7±1.3 alteration-mineralizationadularia     240563Don Sixto Project (El Pantanito), Agua Escondida, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaDon SixtoMugas Lobos and Márquez‐Zavalía10.1111/rge.12014RG63_350 
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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