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Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
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Cerro MejillonesMountain
Mejillones peninsulaPeninsula
MejillonesCommune
Antofagasta ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 5' 44'' South , 70° 30' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-23.09583,-70.51500
GeoHash:
G#: 67vue7s91
GRN:
S16W46
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
230483
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230483:3
GUID (UUID V4):
157001c9-bb7b-43c6-ac07-af69bc3836dc


Old guano on a terrace around the summit hill of Cerro Mejillones at an altitude of 600 m above sea level.

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Mineral List


21 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Ardealite
Formula: Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
β“˜ Bakhchisaraitsevite
Formula: Na2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Bobierrite
Formula: Mg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Clinoptilolite-K
Formula: K6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
β“˜ Clinoptilolite-Na
Formula: Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Girvasite
Formula: NaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hedegaardite (TL)
Formula: (Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Jahnsite-(CaMgMg)'
Formula: {Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ LΓΌneburgite
Formula: Mg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: grains ingrown in rock
Colour: black metallic
Description: strongly ferromagnetic
β“˜ Mejillonesite (TL)
Formula: [H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Type Locality:
β“˜ Minyulite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
β“˜ Monetite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH)
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Taranakite
Formula: (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
β“˜ Tinsleyite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: crystals ingrown in rock
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O

Gallery:

Na2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2Oβ“˜ Bakhchisaraitsevite
Mg3(PO4)2 · 8H2Oβ“˜ Bobierrite
NaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6β“˜ Girvasite
(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)β“˜ Hedegaardite (TL)
Mg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2Oβ“˜ LΓΌneburgite
[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)β“˜ Mejillonesite (TL)
KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2Oβ“˜ Tinsleyite
AlPO4 · 2H2Oβ“˜ Variscite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜LΓΌneburgite6.AC.60Mg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Hedegaardite (TL)8.AC.25(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
β“˜Monetite8.AD.10Ca(PO3OH)
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Bobierrite8.CE.35Mg3(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Taranakite8.CH.25(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) Β· 9H2O
β“˜Bakhchisaraitsevite8.CH.50Na2Mg5(PO4)4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Ardealite8.CJ.50Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) Β· 4H2O
β“˜Mejillonesite (TL)8.D0.[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Minyulite8.DH.05KAl2(PO4)2F Β· 4H2O
β“˜Tinsleyite8.DH.10KAl2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜'Jahnsite-(CaMgMg)'8.DH.15{Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Girvasite8.DO.05NaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Clinoptilolite-K9.GE.05K6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O
β“˜Clinoptilolite-Na9.GE.05Na6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ BobierriteMg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LΓΌneburgiteMg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Hβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ BakhchisaraitseviteNa2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Mejillonesite[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ LΓΌneburgiteMg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BobierriteMg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ LΓΌneburgiteMg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Oβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ BakhchisaraitseviteNa2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Mejillonesite[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Naβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Naβ“˜ BakhchisaraitseviteNa2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Naβ“˜ Mejillonesite[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Naβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BobierriteMg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Mgβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Mgβ“˜ LΓΌneburgiteMg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ BakhchisaraitseviteNa2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Mgβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mgβ“˜ Mejillonesite[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Mgβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Alβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Alβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Siβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ BobierriteMg3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Pβ“˜ LΓΌneburgiteMg3[B2(OH)6](PO4)2 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Pβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Pβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ BakhchisaraitseviteNa2Mg5(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Pβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ Mejillonesite[H5O2]+NaMg2(PO3OH)(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Kβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Kβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kβ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ GirvasiteNaCa2Mg3(PO4)3(CO3)(H2O)6
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ Hedegaardite(Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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References

Atencio, D., Chukanov, N. V., Nestola, F., Witzke, T., Coutinho, J. M. V., Zadov, A. E., Contreira Filho, R. R., Farber, G. (2012) Mejillonesite, a new acid sodium, magnesium phosphate mineral, from Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile. American Mineralogist, 97 (1) 19-25 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3867
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