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Santa Ana Mine, Oficina Maria Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

A small abandoned lead-silver mine. Located near Tocopilla town and close to the Maria Elena salpeter adit. Available literature, as researched by Mr. Terry Szenics, makes no mention of the obvious presence of chromium in this deposit.

NOTE 1: The identifications of some of the minerals listed here are courtesy of Mr. Szenics, they are based on analytical results by qualified analysts. Mr. Szenics (Szenicsite) is a life-long collector and avid South American mine & mineral researcher.

NOTE 2: The identification of most of the minerals listed were made by Dr. Jochen Schluter, Curator of the Hamburg Mineralogical Museum, Hamburg, Germany. Dr. Schluter has dedicate much effort and made many contributions to chilean mineralogy. (Maurizio Dini)





Mineral List:
  • Cerussite
  • Galena
  • Iranite
  • Mimetite
  • Mimetite
    var: Chromian Mimetite
  • Osarizawaite
  • Phoenicochroite
  • Phosgenite
  • Polyhalite
  • Vanadinite
  • Wulfenite
       var: Chromian Wulfenite


    12 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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