Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Zapiga, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile

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

mindat Locality ID: 692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zapiga, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°14'33"S
Longitude: 70°8'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.2425,-70.135

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.

Calcite	Gypsum	None	Rocksalt

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: B Ca Cl Cr H I K Mg N Na O S Se

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B Ca Cl Cr H I K Mg N Na O S Se

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Gypsum None Rocksalt

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Brüggenite ()*	Carlosruizite ()*	Darapskite ()*	Dietzeite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Iquiqueite ()*	Lópezite ()*	Nitratine ()*	Probertite ()*
Tarapacáite ()*	Ulexite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Brüggenite ()*	None	Ca(IO₃)₂·H₂O	2
Carlosruizite ()*	None	K₃Na₂Na₃Mg₅(IO₃)₆(SeO₄)₆·6H₂O	2
Darapskite ()*	None	Na₃(SO₄)(NO₃)·H₂O	31
Dietzeite ()*	None	Ca₂(IO₃)₂(CrO₄)·H₂O	4
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1398
Iquiqueite ()*	None	K₃Na₄Mg(CrO₄)B₂₄O₃₉(OH)·12H₂O	2
Lópezite ()*	None	K₂Cr₂O₇	5
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	91
Probertite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O	29
Tarapacáite ()*	None	K₂(CrO₄)	4
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	160

1 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
	Cr-00068	0	0										Dietzeite, Iquiqueite, Lopezite, Tarapacaite	Cr	692	Zapiga, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile		Ericksen et al. (1986)		AM71_830

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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