Mineral Evolution Database

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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

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Blödite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Digenite	Epidote
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Johannite	Kieserite	Malachite
Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pascoite	Phosphuranylite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scapolite	Scheelite	Sengierite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur	Syngenite
Titanite	Uytenbogaardtite	Zippeite	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 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:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Blödite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Digenite Epidote
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Fritzscheite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Johannite Kieserite Malachite
Marcasite Meta-autunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pascoite Phosphuranylite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Scapolite Scheelite Sengierite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur Syngenite
Titanite Uytenbogaardtite Zippeite Zircon

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 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	254	251.4	1	3015	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	29	29	2	3035,3036	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	29	29	1	3025	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	29	29	1	3035	8803
Andersonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·5-6H₂O	29	29	1	3046	47
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	29	29	2	3035,3040	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	29	29	1	3025	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	254	251.4	1	3015	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	29	29	1	3046	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	3046	5509
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	29	29	1	3046	38
Bílinite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	29	29	1	3026	16
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	29	29	1	3027	130
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	254	29	2	3015,3046	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	254	251.4	1	3015	843
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	29	29	1	3028	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	29	29	2	3035,3036	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	29	29	1	3046	1184
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	254	251.4	1	3015	42
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	29	29	1	3046	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	254	29	2	3015,3046	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	254	29	3	3015,3045,3046	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	29	29	1	3036	1756
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	29	29	1	3046	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	254	29	2	3015,3046	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	29	29	1	3025	453
Cuprosklodowskite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	29	29	1	3046	58
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	29	29	1	3046	82
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	254	251.4	1	3015	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	29	29	1	3035	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	29	29	2	3035,3036	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	29	29	1	3046	484
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	3035	129
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	29	29	1	3025	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	29	29	1	3032	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	254	29	2	3015,3046	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	254	251.4	1	3015	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	29	29	1	3035	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	29	29	4	3027,3029,3037,3046	6890
Hannayite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Mg₃(PO₃OH)₄·8H₂O	29	29	1	3028	7
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	29	29	1	3035	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	254	29	5	3013,3015,3025,3029,3035	14640
Huemulite ()*	Pascoite	Na₄MgV⁵⁺₁₀O₂₈·24H₂O	29	29	3	3043,3044,3046	16
Hummerite ()*	Pascoite	KMgV⁵⁺₅O₁₄·8H₂O	29	29	1	3046	21
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	29	29	1	3028	367
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	29	29	2	3045,3046	142
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	29	29	1	3046	69
Kieserite ()*	Kieserite	Mg(SO₄)·H₂O	29	29	1	3027	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	254	29	5	3013,3015,3025,3035,3036	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	29	29	1	3046	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	254	29	3	3015,3036,3046	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	29	29	1	3034	139
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	29	29	1	3046	388
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	29	29	1	3046	129
Monetite ()*	None	Ca(PO₃OH)	29	29	1	3028	21
Natrozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃·12H₂O	29	29	1	3046	41
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	254	251.4	1	3015	192
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	29	29	1	3025	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	29	29	2	3035,3036	2349
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	254	251.4	1	3015	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	254	29	4	3015,3035,3036,3046	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	254	251.4	1	3015	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	254	29	3	3015,3035,3038	61156
Rossite ()*	None	Ca(VO₃)₂·4H₂O	29	29	1	3046	29
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	29	29	1	3046	128
Sengierite ()*	Sengierite	Cu₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O	29	29	1	3046	11
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	254	251.4	1	3015	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	254	29	2	3015,3046	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	254	251.4	1	3015	332
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	254	251.4	1	3015	92
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	29	29	4	3028,3030,3031,3037	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	29	29	1	3027	275
Syngenite ()*	Syngenite	K₂Ca(SO₄)₂·H₂O	29	29	1	3028	44
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	29	29	2	3027,3046	299
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	29	29	2	3035,3036	4899
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	29	29	1	3046	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	29	29	1	3046	2718
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	29	29	1	3046	94
Uricite ()*	None	C₅H₄N₄O₃	29	29	1	3028	13
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	254	251.4	1	3015	46
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	29	29	1	3025	1655
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	29	29	1	3046	175

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000732	Uranium 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	RC63_350_Don_Sixto	254	251.4	252.7±1.3		alteration-mineralization		adularia							240563	Don Sixto Project (El Pantanito), Agua Escondida, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina	Don Sixto	Mugas Lobos and Márquez‐Zavalía	10.1111/rge.12014	RG63_350
	Giersdorf_00000732	29	29	29		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				Uraninite	Uraninite	U	51086	Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina	Huemul Mine	Dahlkamp (2010)	10.1007/2F978-3-540-78943-7	UDW_427	Uranium is accompanied by Cu mineralization, which predates the U mineralization.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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