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Colorada Mine (Corrida Colorada Mine), Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Mina ColoradaA old Ag mine, located near the Descubridora; possibly one of the most prolific and rich silver ore veins in the upper side of Chañarcillo.
Note:
Corrida Colorada is a mis-nomer; this is the name given to one of the lodes worked by this mine.
Mineral List
| Acanthite Bromargyrite Calcite | Chlorargyrite var: Bromian Chlorargyrite Dolomite | Hematite Iodargyrite Limonite | 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series' Quartz Silver |
12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.
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References
Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur - Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Geologischen und Bergbaulichen Verhältnisse von Nordchile. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Mining District of Chañarcillo in Chili. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 69-153.
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Mining District of Chañarcillo in Chili. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 69-153.
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