Regalona mine, Punta Gorda mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Regalona mine | Mine |
| Punta Gorda mining district | Mining District |
| Tierra Amarilla | Commune |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~92km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188492:3
GUID (UUID V4):
434e5d42-65d6-41a2-aa98-89eb37b0298f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Regalona
Regalona is a small abandoned mine, active from 1940 to 1980 approximately. The ore is hosted in andesite rocks that have been penetrated by granodiorite intrusives, that produced some metamorphic contact.
Ref.:
Cruzat C. (1968); "Monografía sobre los yacimientos de mercurio chilenos"; IIG; Stgo de Chile.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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