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Locality Name:
Tinogasta Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 229693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tinogasta Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Agua De Los Mineros Mine
Agua Verde Mine
Andacolla Mine
Ayacuchp Mine
Bonanza Prospect
Concepción
El Salto Mine
Fiambalá
Helios Prospect
La Argentina Mine
La Cieneguita
La Flecha
La Higuerita
La Mesada De Los Zárate
Los Colorados Prospect
Rosario Mine
San Luciano Mine
Tatón
Tres Sargentos Mine
Vil Achay Mine

Latitude: 27°59'1"S
Longitude: 67°25'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.983611111111,-67.421388888889
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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Se Si Sn Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAuricuprideChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteMalachiteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutile
SpinelSulphurTopaz

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Coconinoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phurcalite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Saléeite  (*)Selenium  (*)
Topaz  (*)Troilite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)122428803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)122401036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6122402060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe12228166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2122425509
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O62223,2224,2229,2231,2232,22361184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO222237,22425171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S122425707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222228,224227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O422228,22403902
Coconinoite  (*)NoneFe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O22226,22279
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS122424165
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232226,2227,22429617
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S212228205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31224214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O322228,22405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432228,2235,224214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21224212537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O22226,2227443
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21224217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612242254
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)122422349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S822228,22351512
Phurcalite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·7H2O22226,222720
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O612240303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222226,222739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822228,22359056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222237,224261156
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1022226,222795
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe12242143
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2122421476
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS122401044
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO222226,22272718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O22226,2227890


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