Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 660
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-660.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Aliste Mine
Berta Mine
Cerro La Campana Prospect
Delirio Mine
Jardinera No. 1 Mine
Providencia Mine
San Pablo Mine
San Pedro De Cachiyuyo District
Tucumana Mine

Latitude: 26°44'47"S
Longitude: 69°55'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.746388888889,-69.921666666667

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Cyanotrichite	Enargite
Fluorite	Fornacite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Medenbachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Ca Cu F H Hg K O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte
Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Copper Corundum Cyanotrichite Enargite
Fluorite Fornacite Kaolinite Malachite Medenbachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Alunite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*
Duftite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Lindgrenite ()*	Ludjibaite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marshite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdofornacite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Spangolite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Szenicsite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zálesíite ()*

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	66	60	0		2793
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	66	60	1	36028	90
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	66	60	0		966
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	66	60	1	36022	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	66	60	1	36025	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	66	60	1	36026	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	66	60	2	36020,36028	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	66	60	3	36022,36023,36025	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	60	2	36023,36025	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	66	60	0		1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	60	60	1	36021	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	66	60	4	36021,36025,36027,36028	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	60	3	36021,36026,36028	27770
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	60	60	1	36021	94
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	66	60	1	36023	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	66	60	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	60	5	36021,36022,36023,36024,36026	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	66	60	1	36025	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	66	60	2	36021,36028	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	66	60	0		2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	66	60	1	36025	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	66	60	1	36025	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	66	60	1	36027	179
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	66	60	2	36020,36021	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	60	1	36025	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	66	60	1	36023	220
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	66	60	0		910
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	66	60	2	36023,36025	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	66	60	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	60	60	1	36021	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	66	60	3	36021,36026,36028	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	60	60	1	36021	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	60	60	1	36021	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66	60	0		5591
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	66	60	1	36025	234
Lindgrenite ()*	None	Cu₃(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂	60	60	1	36021	21
Ludjibaite ()*	Medenbachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	66	60	1	36025	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	60	60	1	36021	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	66	60	4	36021,36023,36025,36027	12537
Marshite ()*	Sphalerite	CuI	66	60	1	36025	12
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	60	60	1	36021	5800
Molybdofornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(MoO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	66	60	1	36023	17
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	60	0		17380
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	66	60	3	36021,36023,36025	494
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	66	60	1	36025	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	66	60	1	36025	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	60	3	36021,36024,36026	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	60	6	36021,36022,36023,36024,36025,36028	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	66	60	1	36028	5614
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	66	60	1	36027	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	60	1	36026	21482
Szenicsite ()*	None	Cu₃(MoO₄)(OH)₄	60	60	1	36021	2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	66	60	1	36023	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	66	60	1	36023	1655
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	66	60	1	36028	84

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
	PorphCu-00003	66	60	66–60									Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Dioptase, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite	Cu	227986	Cerro La Campana Prospect, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	Inca de Oro	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	sedcu-00334	60	60	Paleocene										Cu	7430	Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	Jardin	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050146	Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	https://rruff.info/R050146

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