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El Jardín mine, Sierra Jardín, Pabellón, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

(Mina El Jardín)

El Jardín is the major mine within a group of several veins, minor shafts and prospects; it's an abandoned Cu-Ag hydrothermal deposit. The mineralization is mainly hosted in rhyolitic tuffs, and was limited within the upper ignimbrite level.



References:
- Segestrom, K. (1959) "Cuadrángulo Los Loros"; provincia de Atacama; carta geológica de Chile, vol. 1, number 1.
- Paine, J., C. LLaumet (1981) "Distrito argentífero de Lomas Bayas", Stgo de Chile.
- Econ Geol (1987) 82:546-570





Map Reference: 27°45'30"S , 70°11'30"W

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


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Anilite ?
Ankerite
Atacamite
Baryte
'Bitumen'
Bornite
Calcite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Covellite
Cuprite
Digenite
Dolomite
Epsomite
Freibergite
Galena
Goethite
Hematite
Jalpaite
Marcasite
Mckinstryite
Pearceite
Proustite
Pyrite
Quartz
'Sericite'
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
Stromeyerite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Wittichenite


36 entries listed. 33 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Chile
 
  • Atacama Region
    • Copiapó Province
      • Pabellón
        • Sierra Jardín
          • El Jardín mine

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