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Combarbalá, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile

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Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Clinoclase
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter (Hamburg University), Germany.]
  		•  Cornetite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  Philipsburgite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)]
     
    2
    		 · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter (Hamburg University), Germany.]
    Site Photo
    Los Colorados mine, Cogotí, Combarbalá, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile
    © arturo molina
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [samples analysed by Dr. Hubert Putz, Geological Department of Salzburg University, may 2009]
  		•  'Soapstone
    var: Combarbalite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.]


    20 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Chile
     
    • Coquimbo Region
      • Choapa Province
        • Combarbalá
          • Cogotí
          • La Isla de Cogotí

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