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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6 photos of Bornite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyrite3 photos of Bornite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Pyrite2 photos of Bornite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176154:2
GUID (UUID V4):ea2bd708-7768-4876-93b1-080169471f43
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
6.6km (4.1 miles) Bajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
21.8km (13.6 miles) La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
32.8km (20.4 miles) Agua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
39.2km (24.4 miles) Filo Colorado Cu-Mo deposit, Andalgalá 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...Cu-Mo-Au mineralization (molybdenite, chalcopyrite ± bornite ± pyrite). The present alteration and mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...is host to large porphyry Cu–Au deposits (Bajo de la Alumbrera, Agua Rica) and genetically related epithermal...assemblage that contains putzite is composed of bornite, chalcocite, sphalerite, tennantite, wittichenite
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)
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...Cu6GeWS8, was discovered in bornite-rich ore from old dumps near the La Rosario vein, Capillitas epithermal...epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The new mineral is associated with bornite, digenite, chalcocite...rim lining cavities and fractures in chalcocite–bornite ore, and as aggregates, up to 1 mm in size, composed
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...composite gold sulfide grains (chalcopyrite, rarely bornite), show a close correlation of ore grades in sample...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with...regular alteration zonation, Bajo de la Alumbrera in northwestern Argentina has been regarded as a textbook
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...composite gold sulfide grains (chalcopyrite, rarely bornite), show a close correlation of ore grades in sample...and have a closely overlapping distribution on the mine scale. A well-developed ore shell coincides with...regular alteration zonation, Bajo de la Alumbrera in northwestern Argentina has been regarded as a textbook
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...(putzite, catamarcaite, rarely zincobriartite) and bornite, chalcocite, digenite, covellite, sphalerite, tennantite
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...age. Pyrite is dominant with chalcopyrite and bornite as the principal copper minerals. Molybdenite is
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)
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)
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...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...arbitrarily I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. BAJODE LA ALUMBRERA, Argentina. SAINDAK{South Body), PQkiston. CARIBOO-BELL
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...destructive or chloritic alteration, Cu minerals are bornite and chalcopyrite, coexisting with magnetite. Barren...temperatures and magmatic fluids, and the assemblage bornite-chalcopyrite-magnetite indicates a relatively low
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)
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)
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
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)
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
Report (issue)
Copper Deposits Open-File Report 2008–1321 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Preliminary...2008–1321 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK...other important copper ore minerals may include bornite and enargite. Ore minerals occur as disseminations...an assemblage of magnetite, chalcopyrite, and bornite in the porphyry deposit at Elatsite, Bulgaria....Teniente and El Salvador in Chile, Bajo de la Alumbrera in Argentina, Grasberg in Indonesia, and Bingham
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)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite or bornite. Primary magma source probably contributes to metal endowment on the province scale and...go.jp H. Murakami : J. H. Seo : C. A. Heinrich Department of Earth Sciences, Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral...enrichment in primary auriferous Cu–sulfides such as bornite (Simon et al. 2000; Kesler et al. 2002). Previous...Kingking Mt.Polley (Cariboo Bell) Panguna Bajo de la Alumbrera Kalamatan Grasberg Kadzharan Almalyk Mapula...10 28 10 29 10, 20 30 Reference d c b a Bornite content in Cu-sulfide minerals: +++ major (ore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
erosion. Low sulfidation-state chalcopyrite ± bornite assemblages are characteristic of potassic zones...Teniente Mamut Grasberg-Ertsberg Ok Tedi Cerro de Pasco & Colquijirca Choquelimpie Esperanza Escondida...Potrerillos Marte & Caspiche Taca Taca Bajo Bajo de la Alumbrera (Farallón Negro dist.) & Agua Rica Nevados... A 26° El Salvador Potrerillos COPIAPÓ ARGENTINA LA SERENA 30° Lineament Fault Porphyry Cu deposit...the latest Cretaceous to Paleocene (Laramide) province of southwestern North America, middle Eocene to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
control Fish Lake Canada Bingham USA Bajo de La Alumbrera Argentina Refugio Chile Cadia Hill Australia...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...(Table 1). Several of the deposits (e.g. Bajo de La Alumbrera, Batu Hijau) display molybdenumenriched...island-arc terranes (Table 1). Bingham and Bajo de La Alumbrera, both underlain by continental crust, occupy
 
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