San José de Jáchal (often shortened to Jáchal) is a city in the northeast of the province of San Juan, Argentina, located on National Route 40, south of the Jáchal River. It is the head town of the Jáchal Department.

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ⓘ Calcite

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Ampataco Mine, San José de Jáchal, Jáchal Department, San Juan Province, Argentina

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

3.60 Ma (Pliocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Huachipampa	2	5.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Testudinidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Xenocardia diversidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Caviidae : Xenocardia : *Xenocardia diversidens*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene

Fossil Localities

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Argentina

San Juan Province
- Jáchal Department
  - San José de Jáchal
    - Neogene🐚 Loma de Camello

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jos%C3%A9_de_J%C3%A1chal
Wikidata ID:	Q1018389
GeoNames ID:	3837240

Localities in this Region

Argentina

San Juan Province
- Jáchal Department
  - San José de Jáchal
    - Ampataco Mine

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