Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20.93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 5763
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5763.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°46'50"S
Longitude: 69°56'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.780555555556,-69.949166666667

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.

Alunite	Baryte	Copper	Mandarinoite	None	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Zircon

Alunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Emmonsite ()*
Gold ()*	Hydroniumpharmacosiderite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Mackayite ()*	Metatamboite ()*
Paratellurite ()*	Poughite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rodalquilarite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Tamboite ()*	Tellurite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Telluromandarinoite ()*
Walfordite ()*	Walthierite ()*	Winstanleyite ()*	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 Ba Cl Cs Fe H K Mg O S Si Te Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Cl Cs Fe H K Mg O S Si Te Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Baryte Copper Mandarinoite None Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Zircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	966
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11.27	4.9	11547
Caesiumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	CsFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄]·4H₂O	11.27	4.9	2
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	11.27	4.9	1382
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O	11.27	4.9	34
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	7	30554
Hydroniumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	11.27	4.9	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	2228
Mackayite ()*	None	Fe³⁺Te⁴⁺₂O₅(OH)	11.27	4.9	12
Metatamboite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(OH)(H₂O)₂(SO₄)(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃[Te⁴⁺O(OH)₂](H₂O)	11.27	4.9	1
Paratellurite ()*	Rutile	TeO₂	11.27	4.9	20
Poughite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₂(SO₄)·3H₂O	11.27	4.9	12
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11.27	4.9	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11.27	4.9	61156
Rodalquilarite ()*	None	H₃Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₄Cl	11.27	4.9	6
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	11.27	4.9	1153
Tamboite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(OH)(H₂O)₂(SO₄)(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃[Te⁴⁺O(OH)₂](H₂O)₃	11.27	4.9	1
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂	11.27	4.9	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	11.27	4.9	190
Telluromandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	11.27	4.9	1
Walfordite ()*	None	(Fe³⁺,Te⁶⁺,Ti⁴⁺,Mg)Te⁴⁺₃O₈	11.27	4.9	1
Walthierite ()*	Alunite	Ba_0.5Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11.27	4.9	4
Winstanleyite ()*	None	TiTe⁴⁺₃O₈	11.27	4.9	2
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	11.27	4.9	5251

20 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	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
AJES44_373-00020	7	7	~7						Yes		Au	24300	El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	El Indio	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
Kristen001422	10.7	10.14	10.42±0.28	40Ar/39Ar			alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185
Kristen001423	11.27	10.73	11±0.27	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	high	alunite	T10a	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001424	11.21	10.53	10.87±0.34	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	low	alunite	T10a	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001425	12.56	9.64	11.1±1.46	40Ar/39Ar	pre-ore acid-sulfate alteration	low	alunite	T10a	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001426	8.92	8.5	8.71±0.21	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native gold	low	alunite	T01	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001427	9.35	8.09	8.72±0.63	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native gold	low	alunite	T01	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001428	8.39	8.09	8.24±0.15	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization of native gold and trace enargite	low	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185
Kristen001429	9.06	8.16	8.61±0.45	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T35	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001430	9.04	8.22	8.63±0.41	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite	T35	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001431	13.25	0.69	6.97±6.28	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T35	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001432	9.27	8.09	8.68±0.59	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T17	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001433	9.24	8.48	8.86±0.38	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite	T17	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001434	12.42	5.52	8.97±3.45	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite	T17	Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001435	7.33	7.03	7.18±0.15	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001436	7.39	7.11	7.25±0.14	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001437	7.4	7.14	7.27±0.13	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date
Kristen001438	10.26	4.5	7.38±2.88	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	integrated date
Kristen001439	10.5	4.9	7.7±2.8	40Ar/39Ar		high	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	plateau age *priority age
Kristen001440	20.93	0	8.15±12.78	40Ar/39Ar		low	alunite		Yes	Alunite		24399	Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	Tambo Deposit	Deyell et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038	CG215_185	correlation date

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060430	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R060430
R120126	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R120126
R061063	Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile	https://rruff.info/R061063

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