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Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, HuarochirΓ­ Province, Lima, Perui
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Casapalca MineMine
CasapalcaTown
Chicla DistrictDistrict
HuarochirΓ­ ProvinceProvince
LimaRegion
PeruCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 39' 0'' South , 76° 13' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-11.65000,-76.23333
GeoHash:
G#: 6mcv9r0tf
GRN:
S08W53
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morococha7,890 (2012)11.5km
Matucana4,517 (2012)28.7km
La Oroya33,345 (2012)39.2km
Ricardo Palma4,842 (2013)54.9km
San Pedro de Cajas5,758 (2012)60.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
5407
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5407:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a088620e-3b46-402a-b558-5205b5a22cc3


Pb-Zn-Ag mine.

Possibly identical to Casapalca Centromin Lead Mine?

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

34 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Anhydrite var. Angelite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
βœͺ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
βœͺ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
βœͺ Galena
Formula: PbS
βœͺ Geocronite
Formula: Pb14Sb6S23
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ HΓΌbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
βœͺ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Tennantite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
β“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
βœͺ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜Tennantite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Tetrahedrite-(Fe)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
β“˜Geocronite2.JB.30aPb14Sb6S23
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜HΓΌbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite		5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite
var. Angelite		7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Anhydrite var. AngeliteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Oβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ Anhydrite var. AngeliteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Anhydrite var. AngeliteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Mnβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Znβ“˜ Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Agβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sbβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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References

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Overweel, C.J. (1961): THE CENTRAL ALTERATION BODY OF THE CASAPALCA MINES, PERU. Geologie en Mijnbouw 40, 1-12. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7j8bPm9Cse0OXNNRDFZV0V6dTg/view]
Mineralogical Record (1997): 28(4).
Hyrsl, Jaroslav, Rosales, Zolina (2003) Peruvian Minerals: An Update [Peru]. The Mineralogical Record, 34 (3) 241-254
Hyrsl, Jaroslav, Jack A. Crowley, Rock H. Currier, Terry Szenics (2011): Peru - Paradise of Minerals, 544pp. (Casapalca District: p. 248)
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