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La Leona mine, Tres Cerros, Deseado Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentinai
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La Leona mineMine
Tres CerrosMunicipality
Deseado DepartmentDepartment
Santa Cruz ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 4' 30'' South , 67° 18' 29'' West
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Hydrothermal copper veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Betekhtinite
Formula: Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Honnorez-Guerstein, B.M. (1971): Mineralium Deposita 6(2):111-121
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Honnorez-Guerstein, B.M. (1971): Mineralium Deposita 6(2):111-121
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Honnorez-Guerstein, B.M. (1971): Mineralium Deposita 6(2):111-121
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ 'UM1971-12-S:BiCu'
Formula: ~Cu8BiS6
Reference: Honnorez-Guerstein, B.M. (1971): Betekhtinite and bisulfosalts from the copper mine of "La Leona" (Argentina). Mineral. Deposita: 6, 111-121; in: Fleischer, M. (1972): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 57: 326
β“˜ 'UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb'
Formula: ~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21
Reference: Honnorez-Guerstein, B.M. (1971): Betekhtinite and bisulfosalts from the copper mine of "La Leona" (Argentina). Mineral. Deposita: 6, 111-121; in: Fleischer, M. (1972): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 57: 326

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Betekhtinite2.BE.05Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
β“˜'UM1971-12-S:BiCu'-~Cu8BiS6
β“˜'UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb'-~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21
Sβ“˜ UM1971-12-S:BiCu~Cu8BiS6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21
Cuβ“˜ UM1971-12-S:BiCu~Cu8BiS6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ UM1971-15-S:BiCuPb~Cu8Bi3Pb3S21
Biβ“˜ UM1971-12-S:BiCu~Cu8BiS6

References

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Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

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