Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Amarilla Mine, Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4.6

mindat Locality ID: 188265
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188265.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Amarilla Mine, Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Copper	Covellite	Diaspore
Gypsum	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Ankerite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Copper Covellite Diaspore
Gypsum Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite

27 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4.6	4.6	3092
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	4.6	4.6	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4.6	4.6	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4.6	4.6	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	4.6	4.6	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4.6	4.6	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	4.6	4.6	1633
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4.6	4.6	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4.6	4.6	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4.6	4.6	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	4.6	4.6	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4.6	4.6	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	4.6	4.6	2970
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	4.6	4.6	246
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4.6	4.6	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4.6	4.6	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4.6	4.6	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4.6	4.6	6890
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4.6	4.6	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4.6	4.6	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4.6	4.6	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4.6	4.6	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4.6	4.6	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4.6	4.6	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4.6	4.6	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	4.6	4.6	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4.6	4.6	5317

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
	PorphCu-00152	4.6	4.6	4.6							Yes			Cu	131765	Cerro Blanco District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Cerro Blanco	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060

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