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La Coipa mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile

(La Coipa)

An active Au-Ag mine.
Mineralization is hosted in Triassic sedimentary and volcano-dacitic rocks (Middle of Tertiary age).



References:
- Ruiz Fuller, C., and Peebles, F. (1988): Geología de los yacimientos metalíferos de Chile. Fondecyt (Santiago de Chile), pp. xxx.
- Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.
Econ Geol (1991) 86:1287-1300





Map Reference: 26°42'S , 69°30'W

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Mineral List:
Acanthite
Alunite
Anglesite
Argentojarosite
Arsenopyrite
Baryte
Bornite
Calcite
Calomel
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
Cinnabar
Claudetite
Covellite
Dickite
Enargite
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum
Gypsum
Hematite
var: Specularite

Illite
Iodargyrite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Limonite
Magnetite
'Melnikovite'
Mercury
Mimetite
Natrojarosite
Plumbojarosite
Pyrite
Quartz
Realgar
Scorodite
'Sericite'
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Wakabayashilite


46 entries listed. 39 valid minerals.

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