Locality type:

Prospect

Classification

Species:

Alunite

Formula:

KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Angelina prospect, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

716574

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:716574:0

GUID (UUID V4):

48a2ee9c-a8e5-4b89-aece-2c1e921b689c

Nearest other occurrences of Alunite

11.4km (7.1 miles)

ⓘ El Peñón Mine, Escondida, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

56.4km (35.0 miles)

ⓘ La Escondida Mine, Escondida, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

60.8km (37.8 miles)

ⓘ Chimborazo prospect, Escondida, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

64.0km (39.8 miles)

ⓘ Spence Cu deposit, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

79.1km (49.2 miles)

ⓘ Dumbo pit, Guanaco Mine, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

79.5km (49.4 miles)

ⓘ Abundancia Mine, Guanaco Mine, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

References

Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir Iosifovich, Moring, Barry C. (2005) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2005-1060. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20051060

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Warren, I., Archibald, D. A., Simmons, S. F. (2008) GEOCHRONOLOGY OF EPITHERMAL Au-Ag MINERALIZATION, MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION, AND SUPERGENE WEATHERING IN THE EL PENON DISTRICT, NORTHERN CHILE. Economic Geology, 103 (4) 851-864 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.4.851	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	AND SUPERGENE WEATHERING IN THE EL PEÑÓN DISTRICT, NORTHERN CHILE IAN WARREN,† Yamana Gold, 9670 Gateway...Zealand Abstract The El Peñón epithermal gold-silver deposit, Region II, Chile, comprises multiple epithermal...in the Paleocene metallogenic belt of northern Chile. Quartz-adularia-carbonate veins are hosted in Paleocene...related to precious metals mineralization of the El Peñón deposit. Timing of hydrothermal activity in...by ages for vein adularia, hypogene alunite, and supergene alunite determined by Ar39/Ar40 step-heating
	Bouzari, Farhad, Clark, Alan H. (2002) Anatomy, Evolution, and Metallogenic Significance of the Supergene Orebody of the Cerro Colorado Porphyry Copper Deposit, I Región, Northern Chile. Economic Geology, 97 (8) 1701-1740 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.8.1701	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Colorado Porphyry Copper Deposit, I Región, Northern Chile FARHAD BOUZARI† AND ALAN H. CLARK Department of...5-percent-Cu hypogene protore. Dating of supergene alunite-group mineral separates from various ore facies...least 20 m.y. Fifteen multistep age spectra for alunite, natroalunite, and jarosite yielded acceptable...middle Miocene, 14.59 ± 2.46 Ma; five samples of alunite-natroalunite mixtures, however, produced staircase...Incaic orogeny in northern Chile. An age of 35.26 ± 0.68 (2σ) Ma for alunite associated with hematite in

Alunite from Angelina prospect, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Alunite from
Angelina prospect, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile