Alacrán, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alacrán | - not defined - |
| Pampa Larga mining district | Mining District |
| Tierra Amarilla | Commune |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~92km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
277230
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277230:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f0a065f1-6865-4864-9f26-6150e5136f32
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities49 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Alacránite (TL) Formula: As8S9 Type Locality: Description: Occurs associated with realgar, orpiment, native arsenic, sulfur, stibnite, pyrite, greigite, arsenopyrite, arsenolamprite, sphalerite and acanthite , within barite-quartz-calcite veins |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'α-Arsenic Sulphide' Formula: AsS |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As |
| ⓘ Arsenolamprite Formula: As |
| ⓘ Arsenolite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bismoclite Formula: BiOCl |
| ⓘ Bonazziite (TL) Formula: As4S4 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ Dimorphite Formula: As4S3 |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Greigite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hydrohalloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ Marialite Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| ⓘ Metastibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 Description: Subsequent Raman Spectroscopy by Joy Desor confirmed Paratacamite. |
| ⓘ Pharmacolite Formula: Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| ⓘ Picropharmacolite Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ Plagionite Formula: Pb5Sb8S17 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Smithite Formula: AgAsS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn) Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ 'UM1970-18-S:As' (FRL) Formula: As4S4 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Veenite Formula: Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| ⓘ Weilite Formula: Ca(HAsO4) |
| ⓘ Zeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| ⓘ | Arsenolamprite | 1.CA.10 | As |
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Greigite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Metastibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bonazziite (TL) | 2.FA. | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Dimorphite | 2.FA.10 | As4S3 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1970-18-S:As' (TL) | 2.FA.15d | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Alacránite (TL) | 2.FA.20 | As8S9 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Tennantite-(Zn) | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Smithite | 2.GC.30 | AgAsS2 |
| ⓘ | Veenite | 2.HC.05d | Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| ⓘ | Plagionite | 2.HC.10b | Pb5Sb8S17 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Weilite | 8.AD.10 | Ca(HAsO4) |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Picropharmacolite | 8.CH.15 | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Pharmacolite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Lavendulan | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| ⓘ | Zeunerite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Hydrohalloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Marialite | 9.FB.15 | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'α-Arsenic Sulphide' | - | AsS |
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 |
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Weilite | Ca(HAsO4) |
| H | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Weilite | Ca(HAsO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Alacránite | As8S9 |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Dimorphite | As4S3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Smithite | AgAsS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Veenite | Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| S | ⓘ α-Arsenic Sulphide | AsS |
| S | ⓘ UM1970-18-S:As | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Bonazziite | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn) | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Weilite | Ca(HAsO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn) | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn) | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Alacránite | As8S9 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Arsenolamprite | As |
| As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
| As | ⓘ Dimorphite | As4S3 |
| As | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| As | ⓘ Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Smithite | AgAsS2 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Veenite | Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| As | ⓘ Weilite | Ca(HAsO4) |
| As | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| As | ⓘ α-Arsenic Sulphide | AsS |
| As | ⓘ UM1970-18-S:As | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Bonazziite | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn) | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Smithite | AgAsS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Veenite | Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
| Pb | ⓘ Veenite | Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Atacama
- Copiapó Province
- Tierra Amarilla
- Pampa Larga mining district
- Alacrán
- Pampa Larga mining district
- Tierra Amarilla
- Copiapó Province
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