Santa Rosa mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Rosa mine | Mine |
| Arqueros Ag mining district | Mining District |
| La Serena | Commune |
| Elqui Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 46' 57'' South , 70° 55' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188432:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5c0690e2-e9dd-416c-8a3c-44d7e5086c7c
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Santa Rosa
Old Ag mine, active during I.Domeyko journey to Elqui valley, around 1870-1880 aprox.
According to him, this mine, produced fine mm. xls of perfect tiny hexagonal Polybasite.
The coordinates are NOT correct, but a very rough estimation based upon the weather map at www.yr.no, where it shows Arqueros on the map.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series' |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
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