Santa Rosa mine, Arqueros Ag Mining District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile

(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.

Ref.:
Domeyko I. (1876); "Mineralogía", Vol. II, Edit. Ferrocarril, Stgo de Chile.

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	Acanthite

	Calcite

	Polybasite

	'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'

	Silver

5 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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