Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina


mindat Locality ID: 44
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
El Criollo Mine
Sol De Mayo Mine

Latitude: 31°21'28"S
Longitude: 64°39'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.357777777778,-64.6525
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: Ag Al Ba Be Bi Br C Ca Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Te Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArthuriteAutuniteBaryteBeryl
BrochantiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteCristobaliteDescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteDufréniteFairfielditeFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumLazuliteLipscombiteMalachiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PaulkerritePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileSchoepiteSodaliteSpinel
StibniteTetradymiteTripliteWurtziteZircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Antlerite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Benyacarite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)
Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hentschelite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Opal  (*)Pachnolite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schoepite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Strengite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Variscite  (*)Vauxite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)124748803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2124742162
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O124741272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2124745509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1247411547
Benyacarite  (*)Paulkerrite(H2O)2Mn2Ti2Fe3+(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10·4H2O124748
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O1247455
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)212474606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18124744286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3124741935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6124741633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr12474227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1247427770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O124741184
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S124745707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21247427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O070
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O612474518
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS124744165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO212474453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O124742970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S124741027
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O12474139
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O12474128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O1247472
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O1247440
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F124742740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2124749617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S1247460
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)124747437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31247414640
Hentschelite  (*)LazuliteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)21247420
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3124745433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI12474180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6124742228
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)12474234
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)21247447
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41247414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21247412537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O12474388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O12474443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2124745800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)12474362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21247417380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612474254
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O124742994
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O1247418
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O12474182
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)412474369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21247439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21247461156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)512474206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2124745614
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)61247494
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3124741214
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O12474263
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S12474510
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O124741059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F12474233
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O12474628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2124742718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O22474,2475890
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O12474301
Vauxite  (*)NoneFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O07
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)124745251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130130El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentinahttps://rruff.info/R130130

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