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Porphyry from
Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Porphyry
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Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1309076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1309076:6
GUID (UUID V4):215fd619-ebe3-4bd4-b296-7e68762760c0
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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Evolution of the Breccia-Hosted Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit at Agua Rica, Argentina: Progressive Unroofing of... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of...mapping has been used to show that Agua Rica is a porphyry-style Cu-Mo-Au deposit that was first overprinted...Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex in northwestern Argentina. The Agua Rica deposit lies next to the contact
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CAPILLITAS, CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA: DESCRIPTION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE WERNER H. PAAR§ Department of Geography...Bern, Switzerland DAN TOPA AND GEORG ZAGLER Department of Geography, Geology and Mineralogy, University...Capillitas mining district, Department of Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Capillitas diatreme...complex, which is host to large porphyry Cu–Au deposits (Bajo de la Alumbrera, Agua Rica) and genetically...discovered the new species during field work in Catamarca, for his significant contribution to the mineralogy
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carbonate–base metal–gold vein system: Alto de la Blenda, Farallón Negro, Argentina M. Florencia Márquez-Zavalía 1...Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract Alto de la Blenda is a ∼6.6-Ma intermediatesulphidation epithermal...which also hosts the 7.1-Ma porphyry– Cu–Au deposit of Bajo de la Alumbrera. The epithermal vein system...extrusive activity ended prior to porphyry–Cu–Au emplacement at Bajo de la Alumbrera, which is in turn cut by...by minor epithermal veins. The Alto de la Blenda vein consists predominantly of variably Mn-rich carbonates
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ev Porphyry to epithermal transition in the Agua Rica polymetallic deposit, Catamarca, Argentina: An... Abel Isidoro Schalamuk a, e a Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad...(8300) Neuquén, Argentina Centro Patagónico de Estudios Metalogenéticos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad...Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, (8300) Neuquén, Argentina Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick...Instituto de Recursos Minerales, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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ARTICLE Multimillion year thermal history of a porphyry copper deposit: application of U–Pb, 40Ar/39Ar...(U–Th)/He chronometers, Bajo de la Alumbrera copper–gold deposit, Argentina Anthony C. Harris & W. James...thermochronology) to porphyry intrusions at the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper–gold deposit, Argentina, reveals...Australia P. W. Reiners Geology and Geophysics Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA...Brisbane, Australia Present address: P. W. Reiners Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson
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SULFIDE MINERAL SPECIES FROM CAPILLITAS, CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA: DESCRIPTION, PARAGENESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE...STRUCTURE HUBERT PUTZ§, WERNER H. PAAR AND DAN TOPA Department of Material Science (Mineralogy), University...dumps near the La Rosario vein, Capillitas epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The new mineral...unknown. Catamarcaite is named after the Province of Catamarca, where the new mineral species was found...kiddcreekite, La Rosario vein, Capillitas deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. SOMMAIRE La catamarcaïte
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
volcanism hosting the Bajo de la Alumbrera Cu–Au deposit: implications for porphyry-related mineralization...of the earliest mineralized porphyries at Bajo de la Alumbrera (8.02±0.14 and 7.98±0.14 Ma). Regional uplift...magmatism occurred at Bajo de la Alumbrera (7.10±0.07 Ma). The latest porphyry intrusive event is temporally...synchronously with the mineralized porphyries at Bajo de la Alumbrera. However, their emplacement continued (from...93±0.07 Ma) after the final intrusion at Bajo de al Alumbrera. Regional volcanism had ceased by 6.8 Ma
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
``The shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca Province, ller and P. Forrestal:...Forrestal: Argentina'' by D. Mu a discussion A. H. Clark and A. M. Sasso Department of Geological Sciences...for hypabyssal rocks associated with the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold deposit, a major hydrothermal...demonstrably ± economic Au-rich (i.e.,  0.4 p.p.m.) porphyry copper system in the Central Andes (e.g. Guilbert...units presumed to be broadly cogenetic with the Alumbrera center. Allison (1986) has documented shoshonitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca Province, Argentina D. Miiller...1997; accepted September 2, 1998 Summary Bajo de la Alumbrera forms an example of a series of world class...rocks. The Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry coppergold deposit is situated in the Catamarca Province of Northwest-Argentina...Northwest-Argentina and belongs to the ten largest copper mines in the world; it is also one of the largest...and an intermediate annular phyllic overprint. Porphyry copper-gold mineralization consists mainly of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Agua Rica prospect, Catamarca Province, Argentina: an example of deposit evaluation based on net smelter...Agua Rica copper– gold–molybdenum prospect in Argentina. Exploration data had been made available by the...in the Catamarca Province, northwest Argentina, some 30 km north of the small town of Andalgalá (and 35...east of the recently commissioned Bajo de la Alumbrera copper–gold mine (Fig. 1). Fig. 2 View of prospect...shallower depths—a process known as ‘telescoping’. Porphyry copper mineralization (Cu– Au– Mo): Ôclean oreÕ
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
   The bajo de la alumbrera and Agua Rica Cu-Au (Mo) porphyry deposits of Argentina: Genetic constraints...Matheus, The bajo de la alumbrera and Agua Rica Cu-Au (Mo) porphyry deposits of Argentina: Genetic constraints...MANUSCRIPT The Bajo de la Alumbrera and Agua Rica Cu-Au (Mo) porphyry deposits of Argentina: genetic constraints... SC R Babinski3, Matheus Bruckman1 1 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do...RS, 91501-970, Brazil 2 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alteration Geochemistry of the Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†,* ETH...history of Bajo de la Alumbrera, a world-class porphyry copper-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina. The...Andean porphyry copper belt of Chile. The deposit consists of a composite stock of dacitic porphyry intrusions...feldspar) alteration pervades the first mineralized porphyry, whereas similar, but lower intensity alteration...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alteration Geochemistry of the Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†,* ETH...history of Bajo de la Alumbrera, a world-class porphyry copper-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina. The...Andean porphyry copper belt of Chile. The deposit consists of a composite stock of dacitic porphyry intrusions...feldspar) alteration pervades the first mineralized porphyry, whereas similar, but lower intensity alteration...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Bajo de la Alumbrera Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Farallón Negro Volcanics, Northwest Argentina ANTHONY...University of Tasmania, 7001 Hobart, Australia, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland,...Australia SCOTT E. BRYAN,* AND RODNEY J. HOLCOMBE Department of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland,...rocks, host the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit in northwest Argentina. Early studies...district have underpinned the general model for porphyry ore deposits where hydrothermal alteration and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution of the Agua Rica Cu-Au Porphyry-Epithermal Deposit, NW Argentina Maurício L. Borba, Colombo C....evolution of the Agua Rica Cu-Au Porphyry-Epithermal Deposit, NW Argentina, Ore Geology Reviews (2020), doi:...evolution of the Agua Rica Cu-Au Porphyry-Epithermal 3 Deposit, NW Argentina 4 Maurício L. Borba¹, Colombo...Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508- 6 080 7 ²Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson...mauriciolborba@gmail.com 10 11 Abstract 12 The link between porphyry-epithermal deposits and continental-arc 13 magmatism
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
863–886 Bajo de la Alumbrera Copper-Gold Deposit: Stable Isotope Evidence for a Porphyry-Related Hydrothermal...HARRIS,†,* SUZANNE D. GOLDING, AND NOEL C. WHITE Department of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland,...at the gold-rich Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper deposit in northwestern Argentina are centered on...fluids responsible for the alteration at Bajo de la Alumbrera, and the data are used to infer likely ore-forming...intermediate argillic alteration assemblages at Bajo de la Alumbrera. Calculated δ18O and δD values of fluids
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca Province, Argentina: a reply D...al. (1999) suggest that porphyry Cu-Au mineralization at Bajo de la Alumbrera was associated with hypabyssal...alteration which accompanied porphyry Cu-Au mineralization at Bajo de la Alumbrera. They note that their regional...Complex are less K-rich than those from Bajo de la Alumbrera, which has been documented in the literature...drill core samples from the vicinity of Bajo de la Alumbrera and no regional samples from the Farallon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Silicic Magmas at Bajo de la Alumbrera Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, NW Argentina Anthony C. HARRIS, Vadim...2004 Abstract: At the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, NW Argentina, several key textural...have now been recognized in intrusions related to porphyry Cu mineralization. Pods of saccharoidal quartz...here, may provide a simple exploration tool for porphyry Cu deposits, helping explorers to recognize evidence...for a potentially fertile intrusions. Keywords: porphyry, copper, volatiles, magma, magmatic-hydrothermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper–gold magmatic-hydrothermal systems in NW Argentina: Use of a regional-scale GIS, application of an...Géosciences-Rennes (UPR 4661 du CNRS), Université de Rennes I, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France b...Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina Received...studies performed on gold-rich epithermal and porphyry systems at the scale of the entire Andes, an expert-guided...approach is now applied to a regionalscale GIS of NW Argentina, between the Puna and the Sierrras Pampeanas,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stannoidite, a new mineral species from Capillitas, Argentina LUCA BINDI1,2,*, HUBERT PUTZ3, WERNER H. PAAR4...Dipartimento di Science de la Terra, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via G. La Pira, 4, I-50121 Firenze...Geoscienze e Georisorse, Sezione di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy Friedl ZT GmbH Rohstoff-...near the La Rosario vein of the Capillitas epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The mineral...his numerous contributions to the geology of Argentina. K E Y WO R D S : omariniite, new mineral species
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/oregeorev Porphyry, epithermal, and orogenic gold prospectivity of Argentina A. Ford a,b,⁎, S...Fundación Miguel Lillo, University of Tucumán, Argentina d Troy Resources Ltd., 214 King Street West, Suite...Accepted 18 May 2015 Available online xxxx Keywords: Argentina Gold Prospectivity mapping a b s t r a c t This...information on the significant porphyry, epithermal, and orogenic gold districts in Argentina, including the tectonic...epithermal and orogenic gold mineralization in Argentina. The results of the prospectivity mapping highlight
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Thomas Pettke Magma evolution and the formation of porphyry Cu–Au ore fluids: evidence from silicate and sulfide...andesitic Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex in NW Argentina were analyzed by laser ablation ICPMS to track...fluids responsible for porphyry-Cu-Au mineralization at the 600 Mt Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit. The combination...transport and precipitation of the two metals in the porphyry, yielding an ore body containing Au and Cu in...Pettke Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich,
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1535–1574 Geology of the Bajo de la Alumbrera Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit, Argentina JOHN M. PROFFETT† P...Alaska 99577 Abstract The Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Argentina, is in the eastern Andes...overlie a low-angle segment of the subduction zone. Alumbrera, now above the transition from steep to flat subduction...centered on a closely spaced cluster of small felsic porphyry stocks and dikes, emplaced into andesites during...±magnetite, ±biotite, ±anhydrite, in the earliest porphyry (P2), and adjacent andesite. P2-related mineralization
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long-lived upper-crustal magma chamber to rapid porphyry copper emplacement: Reading the geochemistry of...of zircon crystals at Bajo de la Alumbrera (NW Argentina) Yannick Buret a,∗ , Albrecht von Quadt a ,...b c Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, Clausiusstrasse...Clausiusstrasse 25, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United...trace-elements Hf isotopes porphyry Cu deposit a b s t r a c t The formation of world class porphyry copper deposits
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Special Publications The formation of economic porphyry copper (-gold) deposits: constraints from microanalysis...University on June 23, 2014 The formation of economic porphyry copper (-gold) deposits: constraints from microanalysis... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of...Volcanic Complex hosting the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit (Argentina), and supplementary fluid-chemical...processes controlling the key economic parameters of porphyry-style ore deposits. Deposit size (total metal
 
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