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Locality Name:
Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 28448
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28448.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°22'15"S
Longitude: 66°16'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.370833333333,-66.28
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: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGermaniteGypsumKaolinite
MarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtzite

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Colusite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kuramite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)26503419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3650315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)6508803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6650966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO56501310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)6501588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)65011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46505516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS265027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6501025
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S16650110
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O36501797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS6504165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)650481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4650651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S6501027
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2650246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4650910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS65024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu65030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O6506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O365014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)66502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46505591
Kuramite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SnS465012
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O465014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS26505674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)265017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS265039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2650771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S86509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO265061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)6501711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26505614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS65021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS6502045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6650105
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S136501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136505317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)26502562
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)665062
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl65086


1 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
PorphCu-00082656–5      Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Rutile, Sphalerite, ZunyiteCu28448Agua Rica Mine (Mi Vida Prospect), Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaAgua RicaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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