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Galena from
Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Age information
Maximum recorded age:9 Ma
Minimum recorded age:7 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
19 to 7 MaMiocene - K-Ar
29 to 7 MaMiocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Tilton, G. R., Pollak, R. J., Clark, A. H., & Robertson, R. C. (1981) Isotopic composition of Pb in central Andean ore deposits. Geological Society of America Memoirs, 154, 791-816.
2 -
Tilton, G. R., Pollak, R. J., Clark, A. H., & Robertson, R. C. (1981) Isotopic composition of Pb in central Andean ore deposits. Geological Society of America Memoirs, 154, 791-816.
Comments:This mine is the occurence of the well-known rhodochrosite concretions and stalagtites from Argentina.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Putzite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27546:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Bordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
La Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Ortiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Restauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLa Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRestauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘNueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLa Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘOrtiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘLa Blende deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
Zappettini, Eduardo O. - Ed. (1999) Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina [Mineral Resources of the Argentine Republic] Vol. 1. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR). 1273pp.
Paar, Werner H., Roberts, Andrew C., Berlepsch, Peter, Armbruster, Thomas, Topa, Dan, Zagler, Georg (2004) Putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3) ∑8GeS6, a new mineral species from Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1757-1769 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1757
Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.
 
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