Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Coquimbo, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 143.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 664
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-664.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coquimbo, Chile": 165
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 117

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Baños Del Toro
Boris Angelo Deposit
Burito Mine (La Burito Mine)
Choapa Province
Elqui Province
Huachalalume Mine
Latliguera District
Limarí Province
San Pedro De Quiles
Santa Gracia
Tamaya
Tilama

Latitude: 30°46'57"S
Longitude: 70°55'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.7825,-70.929722222222

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cs Cu F Fe H Hg I K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragonite
AramayoiteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteAuricuprideAxiniteBaryteBournoniteBrauniteBrochantite
BrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbite
CopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteDumortierite
EnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachite
MandarinoiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PharmacosideritePhilipsburgitePolybasitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

178 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aramayoite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Auricupride  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Caesiumpharmacosiderite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coquimbite  (*)Cornetite  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Domeykite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)
Florencite-(La)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Huangite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Hydroniumpharmacosiderite  (*)Idaite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Krennerite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lazurite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Luzonite  (*)Mackayite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mandarinoite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Mesolite  (*)Metatamboite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)
Paratellurite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Petzite  (*)Philipsburgite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Poughite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rodalquilarite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tamboite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Telluromandarinoite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Ulexite  (*)
Vésigniéite  (*)Walfordite  (*)Walthierite  (*)Winstanleyite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Woodhouseite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S77936529,36530,36544,36562,36563,36564,36567,36568,365832793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2436555,36574,36597,366353419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)107936493,36511,36545,36561,36574,36582,36586,36597,366528803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)13657241
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe11.274.9436541,36564,36637,36646489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)611.274.91036541,36542,36543,36545,36546,36548,36549,36550,36552,36597966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O236583,366521627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51091365111310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31366281534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)236564,366122734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)143.39236511,365141588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21365763092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)24241366321036
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4136580246
Aramayoite  (*)AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S611.274.913654129
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs236537,36558379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS10.671336500,36507,36510,36537,36542,36556,36558,36564,36579,36592,36594,36635,366499052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3636508,36571,36605,36619,36624,36648544
Auricupride  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteCu3Au7713654124
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2136494260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2143.391236498,36502,36506,36511,36514,36525,36564,36566,36571,36580,36592,366415509
Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Al4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O1365669
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O136566150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11.274.92336496,36498,36500,36507,36515,36536,36538,36539,36542,36546,36548,36549,36552,36562,36564,36566,36578,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590,3663011547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)213659083
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2136498172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)611.274.9336498,36542,36546413
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3143.34.9236514,365411935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4143.391936493,36511,36513,36514,36525,36527,36564,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590,36594,36614,36620,36638,366495516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31365761089
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)536562,36584,36587,36588,36622483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6109636498,36511,36571,36580,36635,366441633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2136561700
Caesiumpharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteCsFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O11.274.91365522
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe277336541,36542,36637361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)143.374736493,36502,36508,36511,36513,36514,36516,36527,36529,36530,36536,36537,36538,36539,36543,36544,36558,36562,36564,36567,36568,36571,36574,36579,36582,36583,36584,36585,36586,36588,36596,36597,36599,36608,36624,36628,36630,36631,36632,36634,36635,36637,36638,36643,36644,36648,3665227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)143.3140.5536498,36514,36564,36612,366344979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O109136511925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S143.372136493,36506,36511,36514,36525,36527,36542,36559,36562,36564,36571,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36605,36614,36620,36646,366475707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2143.34.93936493,36496,36500,36507,36508,36510,36511,36513,36514,36525,36527,36529,36541,36556,36558,36564,36574,36576,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36590,36592,36593,36594,36605,36620,36624,36628,36634,36635,36641,36643,36644,36648,3665227198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl136574203
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11.274.9436552,36562,36564,365721382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O143.391336496,36499,36508,36511,36514,36525,36571,36605,36619,36624,36633,36635,366483531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS143.3140.51036498,36506,36513,36514,36516,36630,36639,36640,36641,366442600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3136498127
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1366351025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)213663586
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS336592,36593,36608966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)136525363
Copper  (*)CopperCu143.371036511,36514,36515,36542,36555,36558,36559,36605,36610,366543846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1390136
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3236502,3652526
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4136566109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4136498175
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31091365111797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS143.371136511,36514,36527,36542,36562,36564,36583,36585,36620,36635,366494165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)611.274.9136546310
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3143.3140.5136514802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O109436511,36571,36580,366332970
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)210.610.52336510,36527,3659367
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)11.274.9136546481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4143.34.9236514,36546651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S143.37736514,36542,36564,36583,36585,36590,366471027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61366354135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16136563300
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As13657273
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)136498220
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18136554231
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O11.274.9236542,3655234
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS211.274.9136541246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS411.274.9536533,36541,36542,36543,36546910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)143.391636493,36511,36513,36514,36515,36555,36561,36579,36582,36584,36586,36588,36597,36630,36635,366528173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O336592,36593,36608814
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS477136542163
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)611.274.913654673
Florencite-(La)  (*)AluniteLaAl3(PO4)2(OH)611.274.913654612
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1365932740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2236596,366109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS143.34.92836493,36500,36507,36510,36511,36513,36514,36529,36536,36537,36538,36539,36541,36546,36562,36564,36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592,36594,36607,36612,36634,3663524243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS136573131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)143.37836498,36511,36514,36536,36545,36558,36592,365977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu143.372636500,36507,36508,36513,36514,36517,36529,36530,36538,36541,36542,36543,36546,36552,36556,36562,36564,36576,36593,36624,36637,36643,36644,36646,36648,3664930554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S1311.274.913654172
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O143.39436511,36514,36584,365886890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4236562,36622350
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)2424336627,36631,36632158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3143.34.92836500,36507,36508,36511,36513,36514,36515,36525,36543,36546,36556,36564,36571,36574,36579,36583,36585,36597,36624,36628,36634,36635,36638,36639,36643,36644,36648,3665214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te77536529,36530,36541,36542,36564804
Huangite  (*)AluniteCa0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)611.274.9436543,36546,36550,365515
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)77236541,36542469
Hydroniumpharmacosiderite  (*)Pharmacosiderite(H3O)Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O11.274.91365522
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS477236541,36542142
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI136572180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6143.34.9936511,36514,36542,36543,36545,36546,36550,36552,365972228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4143.34.91136511,36513,36514,36523,36541,36542,36543,36545,36546,36576,365975591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe877136542111
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O336579,36611,366541271
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O249336627,36631,3663237
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)236498,36534234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)277136545987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS477136542198
Mackayite  (*)NoneFe3+Te4+2O5(OH)11.274.913655212
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4143.392436508,36511,36514,36525,36553,36564,36574,36579,36580,36581,36582,36593,36597,36598,36599,36600,36601,36615,36624,36635,36638,36644,36648,3665214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2143.391836493,36498,36499,36502,36504,36506,36508,36511,36514,36525,36564,36571,36578,36624,36633,36641,36646,3664812537
Mandarinoite  (*)MandarinoiteFe3+2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O11.274.913654614
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)336584,36588,36622770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS277536529,36541,36542,36576,366355674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg236516,36644397
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O136540425
Metatamboite  (*)NoneFe3+3(OH)(H2O)2(SO4)(Te4+O3)3[Te4+O(OH)2](H2O)11.274.91365521
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl236566,366071107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2143.310.52436511,36514,36635,366565800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)236504,36566362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2143.34.92336493,36508,36511,36513,36514,36536,36541,36542,36543,36546,36556,36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586,36596,36597,36624,36630,36635,3664817380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)611.274.9236509,36546128
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O336583,36585,365901236
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)236498,36525492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O771365422994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)236561,365962349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)677236542,3654364
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO211.274.9236546,3655220
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2136635313
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O136498105
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe277436541,36542,36637,36646409
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O13649831
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22424336579,36631,366352273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)336584,36588,36622260
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]77436544,36562,36564,36568716
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O11.274.9336542,36546,3655212
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2536567,36571,36579,36582,365861898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3336529,36530,36562733
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4436498,36502,36534,36566369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS377336544,36562,365641425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2143.34.95136496,36500,36507,36508,36510,36511,36513,36514,36523,36525,36527,36529,36530,36536,36541,36542,36543,36546,36550,36552,36556,36558,36564,36574,36576,36579,36580,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592,36593,36594,36597,36599,36605,36620,36624,36630,36631,36632,36634,36635,36641,36643,36644,36648,36649,36652,3665439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2536562,36584,36587,36588,366223106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl236566,366121725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)211.274.9236541,36546771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8143.37736511,36514,36542,36558,36576,36579,366359056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2143.34.95736493,36500,36506,36507,36508,36513,36514,36515,36516,36523,36527,36529,36530,36536,36538,36539,36541,36543,36544,36545,36546,36548,36549,36550,36552,36556,36558,36561,36564,36567,36573,36574,36576,36579,36592,36593,36594,36596,36597,36605,36607,36614,36622,36624,36630,36632,36634,36635,36637,36639,36640,36641,36643,36644,36648,36649,3665661156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2136634233
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS136638712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)77236544,365931711
Rodalquilarite  (*)NoneH3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl11.274.9236546,365526
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2143.37336511,36514,365425614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2136634317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)236561,365934894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O436540,36567,36583,36585390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11.274.9536542,36546,36550,36552,365661153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6136498134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)236502,365546417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1136529,36530,36536,36537,36538,36562,36563,36564,36567,36568,365835186
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2424236631,36632444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS143.372536493,36500,36507,36511,36513,36514,36530,36536,36537,36539,36541,36542,36562,36564,36576,36579,36582,36583,36585,36586,36592,36594,36612,36634,3663521482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS411.274.9136541586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S377236536,365423418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS77236542,36564332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11.274.9236541,365462045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)611.274.9136546105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe477136542337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2236597,366013337
Tamboite  (*)NoneFe3+3(OH)(H2O)2(SO4)(Te4+O3)3[Te4+O(OH)2](H2O)311.274.91365521
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO211.274.9236546,3655252
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe11.274.9436541,36546,36552,36637190
Telluromandarinoite  (*)MandarinoiteFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·6H2O11.274.91365521
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13143.371136493,36498,36513,36529,36541,36542,36564,36576,36583,36585,365901803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1091365111101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S11.274.9136541510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13143.372136493,36500,36507,36513,36514,36516,36530,36536,36538,36539,36542,36564,36576,36583,36585,36590,36592,36594,36630,36638,366445317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O336574,36593,365974899
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O136492160
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)213649946
Walfordite  (*)None(Fe3+,Te6+,Ti4+,Mg)Te4+3O811.274.91365521
Walthierite  (*)AluniteBa0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)611.274.9336546,36551,365524
Winstanleyite  (*)NoneTiTe4+3O811.274.9236546,365522
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3249236628,366311247
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)611.274.913654662
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41366071655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11.274.91365525251



25 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
Mo-0030610.610.5210.56±0.04Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo122228Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, ChileLos PelambresHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 
PorphCu-0014010910–9      Albite, Andalusite, Bornite, Brochantite, Calcite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Corundum, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu122228Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, ChileLos Pelambres - El Pachon, AGTNSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00095143.3140.5141.9±1.4;      Bismuthinite, Bornite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Covellite, Cubanite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu36818Carmen De Andacollo Mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileAndacolloSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
AJES44_373-0002077~7       Au24300El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileEl IndioSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
Kristen00142210.710.1410.42±0.2840Ar/39Ar alunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185 
Kristen00142311.2710.7311±0.2740Ar/39Arpre-ore acid-sulfate alterationhighaluniteT10a  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185plateau age *priority age
Kristen00142411.2110.5310.87±0.3440Ar/39Arpre-ore acid-sulfate alterationlowaluniteT10a  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen00142512.569.6411.1±1.4640Ar/39Arpre-ore acid-sulfate alterationlowaluniteT10a  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
Kristen0014268.928.58.71±0.2140Ar/39Armineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native goldlowaluniteT01  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen0014279.358.098.72±0.6340Ar/39Armineralization of gold, minor sulfides (enargite, galena, pyrite), native Te, Te-Au minerals, and native goldlowaluniteT01  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
Kristen0014288.398.098.24±0.1540Ar/39Armineralization of native gold and trace enargitelowalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185 
Kristen0014299.068.168.61±0.4540Ar/39Ar lowaluniteT35  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen0014309.048.228.63±0.4140Ar/39Ar highaluniteT35  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185plateau age *priority age
Kristen00143113.250.696.97±6.2840Ar/39Ar lowaluniteT35  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
Kristen0014329.278.098.68±0.5940Ar/39Ar lowaluniteT17  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen0014339.248.488.86±0.3840Ar/39Ar highaluniteT17  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185plateau age *priority age
Kristen00143412.425.528.97±3.4540Ar/39Ar lowaluniteT17  Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
Kristen0014357.337.037.18±0.1540Ar/39Ar lowalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen0014367.397.117.25±0.1440Ar/39Ar highalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185plateau age *priority age
Kristen0014377.47.147.27±0.1340Ar/39Ar lowalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
Kristen00143810.264.57.38±2.8840Ar/39Ar lowalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185integrated date
Kristen00143910.54.97.7±2.840Ar/39Ar highalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185plateau age *priority age
Kristen00144020.9308.15±12.7840Ar/39Ar lowalunite   Alunite  24399Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, ChileTambo DepositDeyell et al. (2005)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.038CG215_185correlation date
BM16_57-00113913-9      LazuliteS204791Flor De Chile Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, ChileThe Flor de los AndesEsquivela & Muñozc (2005) BM16_57hydrothermal alteration (13-9 Ma) during which sulfur was added, forming lazurite and thus, lapis lazuli.
BM16_57-002242424      HauyneNa, Al204791Flor De Chile Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, ChileThe Flor de los AndesEsquivela & Muñozc (2005) BM16_57contact metamorphism (24 Ma) during which the calcsilicates and haüyne, with high concentrations of sodium and aluminum, formed in the limestones


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060430Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R060430
R120126Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R120126
R061063Wendy Open Pit (Wendy Pit), Tambo Mine, El Indio Deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R061063


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