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Picún Leufú Department, Neuquén Province, Argentinai
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Picún Leufú DepartmentDepartment
Neuquén ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Picún Leufú3,222 (2016)
Other Languages:
French:
Picún Leufú, Province de Neuquén, Argentine
German:
Departamento Picún Leufú, Provinz Neuquén, Argentinien
Italian:
Dipartimento di Picún Leufú, Provincia di Neuquén, Argentina
Russian:
Пикун-Леуфу, Неукен, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
皮昆萊烏富縣, 內烏肯省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Departamento Picún Leufú, Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina
Dutch:
Picún Leufú, Neuquén, Argentinië
Georgian:
პიკუნ-ლეუფუს დეპარტამენტი, ნეუკენის პროვინცია
Hungarian:
Picún Leufú megye, Neuquén tartomány, Argentína
Mingrelian:
პიკუნ-ლეუფუშ დეპარტამენტი
Portuguese:
Picún Leufú, Neuquén, Argentina


Picún Leufú is a department located in the east of Neuquén Province, Argentina.

The Department shares borders with Confluencia Department to the northeast, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, Collón Curá Department to the southwest, Catán Lil Department to the west and Zapala Department to the northwest.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Algodonite
Formula: (Cu1-xAsx)
Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection; Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002
Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709.
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Algodonite2.AA.10a(Cu1-xAsx)
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Domeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CupriteCu2O
O TenoriteCuO
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcociteCu2S
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu DomeykiteCu3As
Cu TenoriteCuO
AsArsenic
As Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
As DomeykiteCu3As
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences54
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed151 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda122.46 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda112.03 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Falconidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Eosteiromys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Erethizontidae : Eosteiromys23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Adinotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : Adinotherium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Protypotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Interatheriidae : Protypotherium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hegetotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hegetotheriidae : Hegetotherium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Astrapotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Astrapotheriidae : Astrapotherium23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Stenotatus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Stenotatus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Mesoeucrocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Mesoeucrocodylia112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coelurosauria
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Coelurosauria99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Abelisauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Abelisauridae99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Abelisauridae : Ilokelesia : Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Equisetales
order
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines112.03 - 15.97 Ma
Phanerozoic
Rebbachisauridae
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Rebbachisauridae112.03 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Titanosauriformes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauriformes112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neocorbicula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Cyanocyclas112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropodichnus giganteus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Sauropodichnus : Sauropodichnus giganteus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Abelichnus astigarrae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Abelichnus : Abelichnus astigarrae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Grallator (Eubrontes)
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes)99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Somphospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Somphospondyli112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mapusaurus roseae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Carcharodontosauridae : Mapusaurus : Mapusaurus roseae99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ligabuesaurus leanzai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ligabuesaurus : Ligabuesaurus leanzai122.46 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Physa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Physidae : Physa112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Rebbachisauridae : Nopcsaspondylus : Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prozaedyus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Prozaedyus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Proeutatus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Proeutatus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Bressanichnus patagonicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Bressanichnus : Bressanichnus patagonicus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Defarrariischnium mapuchensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Defarrariischnium : Defarrariischnium mapuchensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Picunichnus benedettoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Picunichnus : Picunichnus benedettoi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Iguanodontipodidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontipodidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cricosaurus araucanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Cricosaurus : Cricosaurus araucanensis150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Kaikaifilusaurus calvoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Kaikaifilusaurus : Kaikaifilusaurus calvoi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eoviscaccia australis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chinchillidae : Eoviscaccia : Eoviscaccia australis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 10 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic%C3%BAn_Leuf%C3%BA_Department
Wikidata ID:Q263760

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