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Volcano mine, Los Choros, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile

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(Mina Volcano)

Abandoned Cu-Fe mine. Economicr ore hosted in sahles and andesite rocks.



References:
Claudio Canut de Bon (Geological Dept., La Serena University, Chile)
M. Dini





Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Claudio Canut de Bon personal comunication]


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