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Locality Name:
Santa Brígida Mine, Sañogasta, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 5817
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5817.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Brígida Mine, Sañogasta, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K O P Pb S Se Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K O P Pb S Se Si U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteCalciteCopperCorundumCovelliteFluoriteNoneNot in a structural groupRocksaltSphalerite
StanniteSulphur

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Berzelianite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Eucairite  (*)Fischesserite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)
Klockmannite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Selenium  (*)Silver  (*)Stilleite  (*)
Tiemannite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Umangite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)066
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O01184
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe0281
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe054
Fischesserite  (*)NoneAg3AuSe2024
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS40142
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6063
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se0192
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0143
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Stilleite  (*)SphaleriteZnSe07
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe083
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O0628
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2071
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060639Santa Brígida Mine, Sañogasta, Chilecito Department, La Rioja Province, Argentinahttps://rruff.info/R060639

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