Churqui-Pampa deposit, Cerro Redondo, Santa Victoria Oeste, Santa Victoria Department, Salta Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types | |
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Churqui-Pampa deposit | Deposit |
Cerro Redondo | Mountain |
Santa Victoria Oeste | Municipality |
Santa Victoria Department | Department |
Salta Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241276:7
GUID (UUID V4):
11088121-4554-4c66-8cf9-7e58e3ee0c07
"Churqui-Pampa" Thorium Deposit on the River Acoite, Cerro Redondo, Department Santa Victoria, province of Salta, 130 km to the SE of the city of La Quiaca, Yavi Department, province of Jujuy.
Elevation: 2484 m. above sea level.
Streaks in Cambrian quartzite of 0.15 meters and 65 meters of extension outcrops. There is an old 30 m long exploration Gallery.
Average ThO2: 0.50%. Possible mineral reserves: 900 tons.
Primary mineralization: Thorite, Thorogummite, Monazite, Quartz, Limonite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ | var. Thorogummite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
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