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Santa Elena Mine, La Alcaparrosa, San Juan, Argentina

Ref.: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 480, 609, 618, 1014.

Veins, 0.4 up to 3.2 meters thick, up to 1 km long, in diabase. Top 10 meters consist mainly of iron sulphates.





Mineral List:
Aluminocopiapite
Amarantite
Ankerite
Arsenopyrite
Botryogen
Butlerite
Chalcopyrite
Copiapite
Epsomite
Fibroferrite
Goslarite
Gypsum
Halotrichite ?
Hematite
Hohmannite ?
Melanterite
Parabutlerite
Pickeringite
Pyrite
Quartz
Römerite
Sarmientite (TL)
Scorodite
SlavĂ­kite
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Szomolnokite
Zincmelanterite ?


28 entries listed. 28 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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