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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176152:8
GUID (UUID V4):21321ff8-ead1-4d91-80d2-f83307ab1a70
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.5km (2.2 miles) Bajo Las Pampitas deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
6.6km (4.1 miles) Bajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
8.1km (5.0 miles) Bajo de Agua Tapada Cu deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
9.7km (6.1 miles) Bajo de San Lucas Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
32.8km (20.4 miles) Agua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
43.2km (26.8 miles) Papachacra pegmatites, Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
69.1km (42.9 miles) Sierra de Fiambalá, Fiambalá, Tinogasta department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
89.0km (55.3 miles) Las Mojarras District, Santa María Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Breccia-Hosted Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit at Agua Rica, Argentina: Progressive Unroofing of a Magmatic Hydrothermal... 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...Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex in northwestern Argentina. The Agua Rica deposit lies next to the contact...ch *Present address: Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(U–Th)/He chronometers, Bajo de la Alumbrera copper–gold deposit, Argentina Anthony C. Harris & W. James...porphyry intrusions at the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper–gold deposit, Argentina, reveals a complex history...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...that the multiple porphyritic intrusions at Bajo de la Alumbrera were emplaced during two episodes, the first
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
transition in the Agua Rica polymetallic deposit, Catamarca, Argentina: An integrated petrologic analysis of ore... 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...hosts the 7.1-Ma porphyry– Cu–Au deposit of Bajo de la Alumbrera. The epithermal vein system is characterised...emplacement at Bajo de la Alumbrera, which is in turn cut by minor epithermal veins. The Alto de la Blenda vein...330, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina 2 Mineralogía y Petrología, FAD, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca Province, Argentina D. Miiller 1'* and P. Forrestal...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...445ppm, and 610ppm, respectively), moderate LREE (La <73 ppm and Ce < 140ppm ), and low HFSE (TiO2 <0
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of the Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†,* ETH Zürich, Isotope...history of Bajo de la Alumbrera, a world-class porphyry copper-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina. The...mineralized or barren porphyries. Intense quartz-magnetite (±K feldspar) alteration pervades the first mineralized...alteration. The intensely quartz-magnetite veined sample of quartz-magnetite alteration indicates a total...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of the Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†,* ETH Zürich, Isotope...history of Bajo de la Alumbrera, a world-class porphyry copper-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina. The...mineralized or barren porphyries. Intense quartz-magnetite (±K feldspar) alteration pervades the first mineralized...alteration. The intensely quartz-magnetite veined sample of quartz-magnetite alteration indicates a total...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochronology of regional volcanism hosting the Bajo de la Alumbrera Cu–Au deposit: implications for porphyry-related...of the earliest mineralized porphyries at Bajo de la Alumbrera (8.02±0.14 and 7.98±0.14 Ma). Regional uplift...shortly before renewed magmatism occurred at Bajo de la Alumbrera (7.10±0.07 Ma). The latest porphyry intrusive...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)
Economic Geology, v. 100, pp. 863–886 Bajo de la Alumbrera Copper-Gold Deposit: Stable Isotope Evidence...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)
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...intergrowths and ragged biotite (with lesser apatite and magnetite). Their connectivity can be as much as 15 cm;...porphyritic intrusions at the Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit, NW Argentina. These textures preserve evidence...hydrothermal systems. 2. The Bajo de la Alumbrera Deposit The Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit occurs in the Farallón
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...of mineralized porphyritic intrusions at Bajo de la Alumbrera. Our analysis of the volcanic stratigraphy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
andesitic Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex in NW Argentina were analyzed by laser ablation ICPMS to track...porphyry-Cu-Au mineralization at the 600 Mt Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit. The combination of silicate and...Pettke Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich,...magma from which the fluids were generated. At Alumbrera, these andesitic dikes carry relicts of the sulfide...Æ Melt inclusions Æ Fluid Æ Andesite Æ Alumbrera Æ Argentina Introduction Due to their economic significance
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal, and orogenic gold prospectivity of Argentina A. Ford a,b,⁎, S.G. Hagemann a, A.S. Fogliata...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...porphyry, epithermal, and orogenic gold districts in Argentina, including the tectonic, geological, and structural...epithermal and orogenic gold mineralization in Argentina. The results of the prospectivity mapping highlight
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...K-feldspar, and minor plagioclase, biotite, and magnetite. Individual porphyries are distinguished mainly...abundant quartz veins, secondary K-feldspar, ±magnetite, ±biotite, ±anhydrite, in the earliest porphyry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold-Rich Porphyry Copper Deposits R. H. Sillitoe Department of Mining Geology, Royal School of Mines, Imperial...gin/ton gold are briefly described from northwest Argentina, northwest Pakistan, the Intermontane belt of...alteration, which commonly carries an unusually high magnetite content. High gold content is not directly related...studies of the Saindak, Pakistan, and Bajo de La Alumbrera, Argentina, porphyry copper deposits and examinations...around copper-gold cores at both Saindak and Bajo de La Alumbrera precludes the rigorous application of this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu-Au-mineralizing Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex (NW Argentina) shows that most phenocrysts in a given rock sample...W. E. Halter (&) Æ C. A. Heinrich Æ T. Pettke Department of Earth Sciences, Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral...Miocene calcalkaline volcano in the Andes of NW Argentina (Llambias 1970; Sasso 1997; Halter et al. 2004a)...One of these stocks hosts the world-class Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry-Cu-Au deposit (Proffett 1995; Ulrich...laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) for the quantitative analysis of melt inclusions
Report (chapter)
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...granite-related Sn-W system (Aud6tat et al. 1998, 2000), LA-ICPMS has been used for studying several porphyry-type...in the Farall6n Negro Volcanic Complex in NW Argentina (Fig. 2), where detailed geological data about...compositional evolution of ore fluids in the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) deposit (Sasso & Clark
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of zircon crystals at Bajo de la Alumbrera (NW Argentina) Yannick Buret a,∗ , Albrecht von...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...study focuses on the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper deposit in Northwest Argentina. The deposit is centred...volcanic environment. 2. Geological setting The Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit is part of the Farallón Negro volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Deposit, Based on LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Fluid Inclusions: Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zentrum NO, 8092 Zürich... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zentrum NO, 8092 Zürich...the porphyry Cu-Au deposit of Bajo de la Alumbrera (northwestern Argentina) has been reconstructed with...ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) are combined to determine the evolution of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Deposit, Based on LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Fluid Inclusions: Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina THOMAS ULRICH,†... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zentrum NO, 8092 Zürich... Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zentrum NO, 8092 Zürich...the porphyry Cu-Au deposit of Bajo de la Alumbrera (northwestern Argentina) has been reconstructed with...ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) are combined to determine the evolution of
Book (edition)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23051-1 David I. Groves Department of Geology and Geophysics Centre for Exploration...Mineral Deposits (former ARC Key Centre) within the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting.... . . . 6.4.1 Bajo de La Alumbrera Copper-Gold Deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina . . 6.4.2 Bingham...8.5 Shoshonitic Lamprophyres from the Superior Province, Canada (Archean) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (edition)
Australia Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics Nedlands, W.A. 6907...Australia The cover shows an overview of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit before the...Mineral Deposits (former ARC Key Centre) within the Department of Geology and Geophysics at The University of...Igneous Rocks from the Five Tectonic Settings Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting...Associations. Bajo de la Alumbrera Copper-Gold Deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina . Bingham Copper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyry gold deposit in the Southern Puna plateau, Argentina Valeria Simón, Marcelo Arnosio, Robert B. Trumbull...porphyry gold deposit in the Southern Puna plateau, Argentina, Journal of South American Earth Sciences (2020)...gold deposit in the 2 Southern Puna plateau, Argentina 3 VALERIA SIMÓN1,*, MARCELO ARNOSIO1, ROBERT...(CP 4400), Argentina * corresponding author: simon.valeria.ester@gmail.com Instituto de Bio y Geociencias...(IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA, Salta, Argentina German Research Centre for Geosciences
Book (edition)
Chile Las Condes, Santiago Chile David I. Groves Department of Geology and Geophysics, Centre for Exploration...Mineral Deposits (former ARC Key Centre) within the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of...Edition incorporates new data and references from Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Iran and the USA, including.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting...Deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4.2 Bajo de La Alumbrera Copper-Gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
goldrich porphyry deposits, high hydrothermal magnetite contents, very young arcs in the tropical environment...control Fish Lake Canada Bingham USA Bajo de La Alumbrera Argentina Refugio Chile Cadia Hill Australia...Age Coeval (Ma)* volcanics OreAbundant related magnetite alteration Quartz stockwork Litho- Associated...Panguna • Ok Ted! Batu Hljau • • Ba)o de la Alumbrera • Santo Tomas II • Cadia Hill Fish Lake...tonnes 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 Fish Lake Bingham Bajo de la Alumbrera Refugio Cadia Hill Panguna Ok Tedi Grasberg
 
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