Tafí del Valle Department, Tucumán, Argentina

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Sierra de Quilmes, Mica Deposits:
It exists in sierra de Quilmes,province of Tucumán mines of mica deposits where the larger lamina quality constitutes mica of cuts and the rest of the material is rejected as “scrap” without commercial use.
Studies were conducted about the characterization of mica’s scrap in order to define its possibility for industrial uses.
There are small mining producers traditionally dedicated to the exploitation and classification of mica Muscovite, where sheets of larger size and quality are mica sheet for insulation in general and the rest of the mica, waste or Scrap, call acopia in dumps without commercial use and constitute more than 70% of the production process. This last situation is the realization of some studies, which consist of the characterization and industrial use of this mineral.

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'Albite-Anorthite Series' 'Allanite' Almandine Amphibole Supergroup Autunite 'Autunite Group' Azurite Baryte Beryl var: Aquamarine var: Emerald 'Biotite' Calcite Chalcocite

'Chlorite Group' Copper Cordierite Covellite Diopside Galena 'Garnet' 'Geode' Gold Graphite 'Gummite' Halite Hematite var: Martite

Hematite var: Specularite Kaolinite Kasolite 'Limonite' Magnetite Malachite 'Manganese Oxides' 'var: Manganese Dendrites' 'Mica Group' Microcline Muscovite Opal var: Wood Opal Phlogopite Pyrite

'Pyroxene Group' Quartz var: Citrine var: Rose Quartz Sanidine Schorl 'Serpentine Group' Sillimanite Spodumene Staurolite 'Tourmaline' 'var: Rubellite' Uraninite Uranophane

68 entries listed. 33 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Argentina Tucumán Tafí del Valle Department Amaicha del Valle District Fuerte Quemado - Las Mojarras Los Zazos Sierra Calchaquí La Ciénaga Grande pegmatite Peñas Azules Deposit Tío Punco Arroyo Los Corpitos Cerro Loma Pelada Cerro Lomas Coloradas Estancia Anchilla San Carlitos Mine Cerro Pichao "Cueva de Bazán" mica deposit ("Cueva de Bazán" pegmatite) Alto Cazadero deposit Milagro Mine El Infiernillo El Infiernillo pegmatite

Argentina Tucumán Tafí del Valle Department El Infiernillo El Infiernillo pegmatite Quebrada del Varón Estancia Anchilla San Fenancio Mine Lagunas de Vaca Huasi Loma Pelada Los Cardones El Remate Pucará de Los Cardones Rincón de Quilmes "Don Lorenzo" deposit Ruinas de Quilmes Las Ruinas deposit Salinas Grandes Real Grande Talapazo Chilca Juliana deposit

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