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Iruya tinguaite dyke, Iruya Department, Salta Province, Argentinai
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Iruya tinguaite dykeDike
Iruya DepartmentDepartment
Salta ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 34' 59'' South , 65° 19' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Abra Pampa9,425 (2016)40.3km
La Quiaca14,751 (2016)59.7km
Villazón30,253 (2011)61.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
19448
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19448:1
GUID (UUID V4):
56b166db-e8cb-4597-aba8-0de72b74259d


A 1-metre thick tinguaite dyke, located NNW of Iruya, intruded Precambrian schists.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'K Feldspar'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
var. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O CalciteCaCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

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