Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7

mindat Locality ID: 42
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
25 De Mayo Vein
Bordon Lode
Capillitas Vein
Carmelitas Vein
La Argentina Vein
La Grande Mine (La Grande Vein)
La Rosario Mine (La Rosario Vein)
La Tucumana Vein
Nueva Esperanza Vein
Ortiz Mine (Ortiz Vein)
Restauradora Vein
San Francisco Vein
San Salvador Vein
Santa Rita Mine

Latitude: 27°20'28"S
Longitude: 66°23'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.341111111111,-66.383333333333

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	Allargentum	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Brochantite	Bukovite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Columbite	Copiapite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epsomite	Fluorite
Geocronite	Germanite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Linarite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite
Meneghinite	Metavoltine	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pavonite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
Voltaite	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 Cl Cu F Fe Ga Ge H In K Mn N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti Tl V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H In K Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Brochantite Bukovite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Columbite Copiapite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epsomite Fluorite
Geocronite Germanite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Lillianite Linarite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite
Meneghinite Metavoltine Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pavonite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Voltaite Wurtzite

120 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Alunite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Berryite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Catamarcaite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Colusite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprobismutite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Duranusite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Germanite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Grandviewite ()*	Greigite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Ishiharaite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lislkirchnerite ()*	Luzonite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*
Metavoltine ()*	Nekrasovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Omariniite ()*	Opal ()*
Orpiment ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pavonite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Petzite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Proustite ()*	Putzite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Renierite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Römerite ()*	Roquesite ()*	Rutile ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Semseyite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Stützite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thalcusite ()*
Vinciennite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Volynskite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

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	9	7	2	2001,2007	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	444.7	7	0		254
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	9	7	2	2003,2005	315
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	444.7	7	0		69
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	444.7	7	0		1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	444.7	7	0		2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	444.7	7	0		246
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	9	7	2	2001,2007	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9	7	1	1998	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	9	7	1	2007	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	9	7	2	2001,2007	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		132
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆	444.7	7	0		50
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	9	7	2	2003,2005	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	9	7	1	2003	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	9	7	1	1998	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	9	7	1	1998	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	9	7	1	2007	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	9	7	2	2003,2005	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	444.7	7	0		27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	444.7	7	0		88
Catamarcaite ()*	None	Cu₆GeWS₈	9	7	1	2003	1
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	444.7	7	0		1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	9	7	2	1998,2007	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	444.7	7	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	9	7	2	1998,2003	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	7	4	1998,2001,2005,2007	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	9	7	2	2003,2005	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	444.7	7	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	9	7	1	1998	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	9	7	1	1998	2970
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄	444.7	7	0		43
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	444.7	7	0		179
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	444.7	7	0		481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9	7	2	2003,2005	651
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	444.7	7	0		15
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	9	7	1	2003	1027
Duranusite ()*	None	As₄S	9	7	1	2005	8
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	444.7	7	0		246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	9	7	3	1998,2003,2005	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	444.7	7	0		163
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	9	7	1	1998	41
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	444.7	7	0		9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	444.7	7	0		663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	7	4	1998,2001,2005,2007	24243
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	444.7	7	0		33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	7	3	1998,2003,2005	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	9	7	2	2003,2005	72
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	9	7	1	1998	188
Grandviewite ()*	None	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	444.7	7	0		3
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	9	7	1	1998	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	9	7	1	1998	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	9	7	1	1998	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	7	1	1998	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	9	7	2	2003,2005	804
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		82
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	9	7	2	2003,2005	469
Ishiharaite ()*	Sphalerite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	9	7	1	2005	1
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	444.7	7	0		784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	9	7	1	1998	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9	7	2	2003,2005	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	444.7	7	0		82
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	9	7	2	2003,2005	111
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	444.7	7	0		128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	9	7	1	2007	987
Lislkirchnerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅·2H₂O	9	7	1	2006	1
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	9	7	2	2003,2005	198
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	9	7	3	1998,2001,2007	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	444.7	7	0		252
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	9	7	2	2003,2005	92
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	9	7	1	1998	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	444.7	7	0		207
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	9	7	1	1998	78
Nekrasovite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆	9	7	2	2003,2005	11
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	444.7	7	0		492
Omariniite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	9	7	1	2003	1
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	444.7	7	0		2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	444.7	7	0		511
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9	7	1	2007	64
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	444.7	7	0		105
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	444.7	7	0		72
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	9	7	2	2001,2007	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	9	7	2	2003,2005	409
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	444.7	7	0		142
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	9	7	2	2001,2007	733
Putzite ()*	Argyrodite	(Cu,Ag)₈GeS₆	9	7	1	2003	1
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	7	5	1998,2001,2003,2005,2007	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9	7	1	1998	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	7	5	1998,2001,2003,2005,2007	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	9	7	1	2005	712
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	444.7	7	0		37
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	9	7	5	2001,2005,2007,2008,2011	1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	444.7	7	0		115
Roquesite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuInS₂	444.7	7	0		46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	9	7	2	2003,2005	5614
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	444.7	7	0		64
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	444.7	7	0		165
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	444.7	7	0		292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	444.7	7	0		6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	444.7	7	0		84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	9	7	2	2001,2007	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	7	5	1998,2001,2003,2005,2007	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	444.7	7	0		668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	9	7	2	2003,2005	80
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	444.7	7	0		92
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	444.7	7	0		105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	9	7	2	2003,2005	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	444.7	7	0		190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	9	7	5	1998,2001,2003,2005,2007	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	444.7	7	0		510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	9	7	4	2001,2003,2005,2007	5317
Thalcusite ()*	Bukovite	(Cu,Fe)₄Tl₂S₄	9	7	1	2003	13
Vinciennite ()*	None	Cu₁₀Fe₄SnAsS₁₆	444.7	7	0		13
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	9	7	1	1998	111
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	444.7	7	0		64
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	9	7	2	2003,2005	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	9	7	1	1998	372

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_354	Sample taken from a miarolitic pocket of tourmaline pegmatite in the immediate host rock of the Capillita Volcanics. Granite rock is fine grained, non-megacrystic

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Kaitlynn000007	9	7	7-9	K-Ar	age of sulphide	galena	JC-103	Galena	42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791
Kaitlynn000008	9	7	7-9	K-Ar	age of sulphide	galena	JC-104	Galena	42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791
Michelle_354	444.7	432.1	438.4±6.3	K-Ar	Age of Capillitas Volcanics host rock	muscovite	92	Muscovite	42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas Mine area	Caelles et al. (1971)	10.2113/gsecongeo.66.6.961	EG66_961	Age of granite hosting the Capillitas Volcanics

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