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Paloma mine, Nueva Elqui mining district, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
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Paloma mineMine
Nueva Elqui mining districtMining District
CoquimboCommune
Elqui ProvinceProvince
CoquimboRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° South , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~44km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
191054
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191054:7
GUID (UUID V4):
96382901-8a29-4444-a8a0-5d71e81af3ad
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Paloma


A small mine adjacent to the Carmen adit.
In the past it was exploited for its Au-Ag average.

Ref:
- Maksaev V., Moscoso R., Mpodizis C. & Nasi C. (1990): "Geología, Mineralización y alteración, Cordillera del Norte Chico". Revista Geològica Chilena, no. 4, Stgo de Chile.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
'Limonite'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Seligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cu SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb SeligmannitePbCuAsS3

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