Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ortiz Mine (Ortiz Vein), Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Oldest recorded age at locality: 9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7

mindat Locality ID: 54
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ortiz Mine (Ortiz Vein), Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina": 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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Linarite
Marcasite	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Brochantite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Linarite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Osarizawaite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	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 Al As Ba C Cu Fe Ge H Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Cu Fe Ge H Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Aragonite Argyrodite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Linarite
Marcasite None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	9	7	2793
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	9	7	62
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	9	7	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	9	7	11547
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	9	7	1633
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	9	7	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	7	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	7	24243
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	9	7	987
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	9	7	5674
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9	7	64
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	9	7	249
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	9	7	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	7	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	7	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	9	7	1711
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	9	7	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	7	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	9	7	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	9	7	5317

2 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
	Kaitlynn000007	9	7	7-9	K-Ar	age of sulphide		galena	JC-103		Yes	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		Yes	Galena			42	Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Capillitas	Tilton et al. (1981)	10.1130/MEM154-p791	MGSA154_791

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