Ascención mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Ascención mine | Mine |
Salar Grande | Saline Lake |
Iquique Province | Province |
Tarapacá | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~28km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
195847
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195847:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c947a1de-0f76-4c36-977e-5fc0f39f3d0e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Ascención
A small abandoned Cu mine. Mineralization hosted in andesite and lava rocks.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
- Atacama DesertDesert
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Iquique basinBasin
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