Altovalsol quarry, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Altovalsol quarry | Quarry |
La Serena | Commune |
Elqui Province | Province |
Coquimbo | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 56' 17'' South , 71° 7' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188666
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188666:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b8284c82-2ab9-4c15-abb5-25750eaa0d43
Name(s) in local language(s):
Altovalsol
Altovalsol is a small hill where a number of surfaced granite batholith hosts several quartz-epidote veins. The main quarry recalls Alpine-type mineral assemblages.
Ref.:
Maurizio Dini observation
Coordinates are for the village by that name, not the quarry. There is a quarry at -29.943232550957337, -71.13024545720202, but without better data it is not possible to identify this as the described locality.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Brookite Formula: TiO2 References: |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) References: |
β 'Feldspar Group' References: |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Brookite | 4.DD.10 | TiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Brookite | TiO2 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Brookite | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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