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Locality Name:
Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°35'49"S
Longitude: 70°10'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.596944444444,-70.175555555556
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneArsenicArsenolampriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteAtacamiteAutuniteBaryteCalcite
ClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMatlockiteNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SulphurTetrahedrite

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alacránite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenolamprite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismoclite  (*)Bonazziite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Dimorphite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Greigite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Smithite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Veenite  (*)Weilite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Alacránite  (*)Not in a structural groupAs8S9018
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs0379
Arsenolamprite  (*)ArsenolampriteAs019
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O30231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl071
Bonazziite  (*)NoneAs4S405
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Dimorphite  (*)NoneAs4S305
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S4062
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O062
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O0149
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl0139
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3087
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)60158
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O0105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O099
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs20233
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Smithite  (*)NoneAgAsS2011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Veenite  (*)NonePb2(Sb,As)2S509
Weilite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)019
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0185


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120103Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R120103

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