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Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
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View of the Coquimbo mining town, in 1912.

Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
01628310015763405512574.jpg
View of the Coquimbo mining town, in 1912.

Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
01628310015763405512574.jpg
View of the Coquimbo mining town, in 1912.

Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Coquimbo161,317 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
131770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131770:4
GUID (UUID V4):
df246c7f-5832-4790-a818-05f28904dcbe
Other Languages:
French:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Région de Coquimbo, Chili
German:
Coquimbo, Región de Coquimbo, Chile
Italian:
Coquimbo, provincia di Elqui, Regione di Coquimbo, Cile
Russian:
Кокимбо, Эльки, Кокимбо, Чили
Simplified Chinese:
科金博, 埃爾基省, 科金博大区, 智利
Spanish:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Región de Coquimbo, Chile
Arabic:
كوكيمبو, إقليم كوكيمبو, تشيلي
Asturian:
Coquimbo, Chile
Aymara:
Coquimbo, Chili
Azeri:
Coquimbo, Çili
Basque:
Coquimbo, Elqui probintzia, Coquimbo eskualdea, Txile
Belarusian:
Какімба, правінцыя Элькі, Чылі
Bengali:
কুকুইম্বু, চিলি
Bulgarian:
Кокимбо, Кокимбо, Чили
Catalan:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo, Xile
Cebuano:
Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile
Chavacano:
Coquimbo, Chile
Czech:
Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile
Danish:
Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile
Dutch:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chili
Esperanto:
Coquimbo, Kokimbio, Ĉilio
Farsi/Persian:
کوکیمبو, الکی, منطقه کوکیمبو, شیلی
Finnish:
Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile
Galician:
Coquimbo, Rexión de Coquimbo, Chile
Greek:
Κοκίμπο, Χιλή
Gujarati:
કોકીમ્બો, ચીલી
Haitian:
Coquimbo, Chili
Hebrew:
קוקימבו, צ’ילה
Hindi:
कोक्विम्बो, चिली
Hungarian:
Coquimbo, Chile
Indonesian:
Coquimbo, Chili
Japanese:
コキンボ, エルキ県, コキンボ州, チリ
Kannada:
ಕೊಕ್ವಿಮ್ಬೊ, ಚಿಲಿ
Korean:
코킴보, 엘키 현, 코킴보 주, 칠레
Latvian:
Kokimbo, Čīle
Lithuanian:
Kokimbas, Elkio provincija, Kokimbo regionas, Čilė
Malay:
Coquimbo, Chile
Marathi:
कोक्याम्बो, चिली
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Chile
Norwegian:
Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile
Occitan:
Coquimbo, Region de Coquimbo, Chile
Polish:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile
Portuguese:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile
Quechua:
Kukimpu, Kukimpu suyu, Chili
Romanian:
Coquimbo, Provincia Elqui, Regiunea Coquimbo, Chile
Serbian:
Кокимбо, Чиле
Sinhalese:
කොකිම්බෝ, චිලී
Slovenian:
Coquimbo, Čile
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Coquimbo, Chile
Swedish:
Coquimbo, Elqui , Región de Coquimbo, Chile
Tamil:
கோகும்போ, சிலி
Tatar:
Кокимбо, Чили
Telugu:
కోక్వీంబో, చిలీ
Thai:
โกกิมโบ, แคว้นโกกิมโบ, ชิลี
Turkish:
Coquimbo, Coquimbo bölgesi, Şili
Ukrainian:
Кокімбо, Ельке, IV Регіон Кокімбо, Чилі
Urdu:
کوقویمبو, کوکیمبو علاقہ, چلی
Vietnamese:
Coquimbo, Elqui, Chile
Vlax Romani:
Coquimbo, Chile
Volapük:
Coquimbo, Cilän
Waray:
Coquimbo, Elqui, IV Rehiyon han Coquimbo, Chile


Port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenic
Formula: As
Reference: I.Domeyko collection; La Serena University School of Mine; Enami documents
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: I.Domeyko collection; La Serena University School of Mine; Enami documents
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilena, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 863; Mineralogical Record: 23: 433.
'Limonite'
Reference: Dana 6: 837.
Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Reference: Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 931 (as Tagilite).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Reference: Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World.
Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
Reference: Natural History Museum Vienna (seligmannite specimen catalogued in 2002)
Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: Maksaev V./Moscoso R./Mpodizis C./Nasi C.(1990); "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico"; Revista Geològica Chilen, n.4 1990, Stgo de Chile.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Arsenic1.CA.05As
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Seligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S StibniteSb2S3
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S PyriteFeS2
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArsenicAs
As SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb SeligmannitePbCuAsS3

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences86
Youngest Fossil Listed0.78 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Coquimbo831.806 - 0.781 Ma (Pleistocene)
Bahia Inglesa15.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Porifera
phylum
Animalia : Porifera13.82 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda23.03 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Crepidula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella7.246 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Chorus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Chorus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fusinus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Herminespina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Herminespina11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia13.82 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys13.82 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea13.82 - 1.806 Ma
Cenozoic
Amiantis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Amiantis11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Macrocallista
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Macrocallista5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Mulinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mulinia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Balanus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus13.82 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea13.82 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pliopontos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Iniidae : Pliopontos5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Spheniscidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae23.03 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Palaeospheniscus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Palaeospheniscus23.03 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Balaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Vertebrata
subphylum
Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata13.82 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Megaptera hubachi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Megaptera : Megaptera hubachi5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Delphinus domeykoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Delphinus : Delphinus domeykoi5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Thalassocnus carolomartini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Nothrotheriidae : Thalassocnus : Thalassocnus carolomartini3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cosmopolitodus hastalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : Cosmopolitodus hastalis13.82 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Otodus megalodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Carcharodon carcharias
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon carcharias5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Eurhomalea fuenzalidai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Eurhomalea : Eurhomalea fuenzalidai5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys hupeanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys hupeanus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Incatella leptogramma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Incatella : Incatella leptogramma23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Incatella cingulatiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Incatella : Incatella cingulatiformis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Herminespina mirabilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Herminespina : Herminespina mirabilis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Acanthina unicornis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Acanthina : Acanthina unicornis1.806 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Concholepas nodosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Concholepas : Concholepas nodosa5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Concholepas kieneri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Concholepas : Concholepas kieneri11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : Trachycardium (Mexicardia) procerum5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Panopea abbreviata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea : Panopea abbreviata11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquimbo
Wikidata ID:Q3871
GeoNames ID:3893629

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