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Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
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Salar GrandeSaline Lake
Iquique ProvinceProvince
TarapacáRegion
ChileCountry

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Salar Grande

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Haydeeite, etc.

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Haydeeite, etc.

Haydee Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Salar Grande

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Haydeeite, etc.

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Haydeeite, etc.

Haydee Mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Salar Grande

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
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Haydeeite, etc.

Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
Neighbouring regions:
Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile
Type:
Saline Lake
Mindat Locality ID:
191866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191866:6
GUID (UUID V4):
c1bff5c7-3708-4a67-9228-68a6596c3a3f


A salt lake located in a depression formed in the Coastal Region of Tarapacá. In the north, a salt mine is located at Punta Lobos, which common salt is extracted in large quantities.

Rock salt is found to depths of up to 162 m (Ericksen, 1995).

Literally "Large salt lake".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

16 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
ⓘ Caracolite
Formula: Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
ⓘ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Haydeeite (TL)
Formula: Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Weddellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘ Whewellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘHaydeeite (TL)3.DA.10cCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCaracolite7.BD.20Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘWeddellite10.AB.40Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘWhewellite10.AB.45Ca(C2O4) · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Hⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Hⓘ HaydeeiteCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
CCarbon
Cⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Cⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Oⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Oⓘ HaydeeiteCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
NaSodium
Naⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HaydeeiteCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ HaydeeiteCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Caⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ HaydeeiteCu3Mg(OH)6Cl2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_Grande_(costero)
Wikidata ID:Q23644022

Localities in this Region

Chile

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
South America
South America Plate

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References

Egert R., Ernesto; Vieira G., Camilo; Bobenrieth G., Luis (1983): Mineralization of uranium associated with halite from Salar Grande, I Region de Tarapaca, Chile. Minerales 38, 7-19 (in Spanish).
Perez Andraca, Luis Ernesto (1987): Uranium occurrences in Neogene formations of northern Chile. Nucleotecnica 12, 15-29 (in Spanish).
Ericksen, G. E. (1995): Upper Tertiary and Quaternary continental saline deposits in the central Andean region, Chile. Geological Association of Canada Special Paper, Volume Date 1993, 40 (Mineral Deposit Modeling), 89-102.
Gramain Audrey; Diaz Guillermo Chong; Demergasso Cecilia; Lowenstein Tim K; McGenity Terry J (2011): Archaeal diversity along a subterranean salt core from the Salar Grande (Chile). Environmental microbiology 13, 2105-2121.
wikimapia.org (n.d.) http://wikimapia.org/2473938/Salar-Grande
Cheng, Z. Y.; Fernandez-Remolar, D. C.; Izawa, M. R. M.; Applin, D. M.; Chong Diaz, M.; Fernandez-Sampedro, M. T.; Garcia-Villadangos, M.; Huang, T.; Xiao, L.; Parro, V. (2016): Oxalate formation under the hyperarid conditions of the Atacama desert as a mineral marker to provide clues to the source of organic carbon on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 121, 1593-1604.
www.turismochile.com (n.d.) http://www.turismochile.com/en/salar-grande/
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