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Coquimbo Region, Chile

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

Group 1 - Elements
  		• Arsenic1.CA.05
    As
  		• Auricupride1.AA.10a
    Cu
     
    3
    		Au
  		• Copper1.AA.05
    Cu
  		• Gold1.AA.05
    Au
      var: Electrum1.AA.05
    (Au, Ag)
  		• Mercury1.AD.05
    Hg
  		• Silver1.AA.05
    Ag
      var: Amalgam1.AA.05
    (Ag,Hg)
      var: Arquerite1.AA.05
    (Ag,Hg)
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
  		• Tellurium1.CC.10
    Te
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Acanthite2.BA.35
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
  		• Algodonite (TL)2.AA.10a
    (Cu
     
    1-x
    		As
     
    x
    		)
  		• Altaite2.CD.10
    PbTe
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
      var: Danaite2.EB.20
    (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS - (Fe
     
    0.65
    		Co
     
    0.35
    		)AsS
  		• Bismuthinite2.DB.05
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Bornite2.BA.15
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
  		• Bournonite2.GA.50
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
  		• Calaverite2.EA.10
    AuTe
     
    2
  		• Chalcocite2.BA.05
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Cinnabar2.CD.15a
    HgS
  		• Cobaltite2.EB.25
    CoAsS
  		• Covellite2.CA.05a
    CuS
  		• Cubanite2.CB.55a
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Digenite2.BA.10
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
  		• Djurleite2.BA.05
    Cu
     
    31
    		S
     
    16
  		• Domeykite (TL)2.AA.10b
    Cu
     
    3
    		As
  		• Enargite2.KA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
  		• Famatinite2.KA.10
    Cu
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    4
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Hessite2.BA.60
    Ag
     
    2
    		Te
  		• Idaite2.CB.15a
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    6
  		• Krennerite2.EA.15
    (Au,Ag)Te
     
    2
  		• Luzonite2.KA.10
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Petzite2.BA.75
    Ag
     
    3
    		AuTe
     
    2
  		• Polybasite2.GB.15
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
  		• Proustite2.GA.05
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
  		• Pyrargyrite2.GA.05
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Rammelsbergite2.EB.15a
    NiAs
     
    2
  		• Realgar2.FA.15a
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
  		• Safflorite2.EB.15a
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
  		• Stibnite2.DB.05
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Stromeyerite2.BA.40
    AgCuS
  		• Sylvanite2.EA.05
    (Au,Ag)
     
    2
    		Te
     
    4
  		• Tennantite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
  		• Tetrahedrite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
      var: Mercurian Tetrahedrite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Hg)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Atacamite3.DA.10a
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
  		• Chlorargyrite3.AA.15
    AgCl
      var: Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15
    Ag(Cl,Br)
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
  		• Iodargyrite3.AA.10
    AgI
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Brookite4.DD.10
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Corundum4.CB.05
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Cuprite4.AA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
  		• Emmonsite4.JM.10
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		[TeO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Hausmannite4.BB.10
    MnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
      var: Martite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
      var: Specularite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Hübnerite4.DB.30
    MnWO
     
    4
  		• Mackayite4.JL.10
    Fe
    3+
     
    		[OH|Te
    4+
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Manganite4.FD.15
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Paratellurite4.DE.25
    TeO
     
    2
  		• Poughite4.JN.10
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SO
     
    4
    		|(TeO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pyrolusite4.DB.05
    MnO
     
    2
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
      var: Rock Crystal4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Rodalquilarite4.JL.05
    H
     
    3
    		Fe
     
    2
    		(TeO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		Cl
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Tellurite4.DE.20
    TeO
     
    2
  		• Tenorite4.AB.10
    CuO
  		• Walfordite (TL)4.JK.05
    (Fe
    3+
     
    		,Te
    6+
     
    		)Te
    4+
    3
    		O
     
    8
  		• Winstanleyite4.JK.05
    TiTe
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ankerite5.AB.10
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Azurite5.BA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Barytocalcite5.AB.45
    BaCa(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rhodochrosite5.AB.05
    MnCO
     
    3
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
    Group 6 - Borates
  		• Ulexite6.EA.25
    NaCa[B
     
    5
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Alunite7.BC.10
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Anglesite7.AD.35
    PbSO
     
    4
  		• Anhydrite7.AD.30
    CaSO
     
    4
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Brochantite7.BB.25
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Chalcanthite7.CB.20
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Coquimbite (TL)7.CB.55
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Cuprotungstite7.GB.15
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|WO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Huangite (TL)7.BC.10
    CaAl
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Linarite7.BC.65
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Natroalunite7.BC.10
    (Na,K)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Osarizawaite7.BC.10
    Pb(Al,Cu)
     
    3
    		[(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Scheelite7.GA.05
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Walthierite (TL)7.BC.10
    BaAl
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaCl)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Cuproapatite    		8.BN.05
    (Ca,Cu)
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
  		• Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10
    BaFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Beudantite8.BL.05
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Clinoclase8.BE.20
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Cornetite8.BE.15
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Cornubite8.BD.30
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Erythrite8.CE.40
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Libethenite8.BB.30
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Mimetite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Mottramite8.BH.40
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Philipsburgite8.DA.35
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)]
     
    2
    		 · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pseudomalachite8.BD.05
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Pyromorphite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Scorodite8.CD.10
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Actinolite9.DE.10
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
  		• 'Adularia'9.FA.30
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
      var: Andesine9.FA.35
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Analcime9.GB.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Andalusite9.AF.10
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Andradite9.AD.25
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
  		• Anorthite9.FA.35
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Al
     
    2
    		[OH|BSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    15
    		]
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Braunite9.AG.05
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Mn
    3+
    6
    		[O
     
    8
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Chrysocolla9.ED.20
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Clinozoisite9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Clintonite9.EC.35
    Ca(Mg,Al)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    3
    		SiO
     
    10
    		]
  		• Dickite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Diopside9.DA.15
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Epidote9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Laumontite9.GB.10
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Lazurite9.FB.10
    (Na,Ca)
     
    8
    		[(S,SO
     
    4
    		,Cl
     
    2
    		)|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Mesolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Natrolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Orthoclase9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Pargasite9.DE.15
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Phlogopite9.EC.20
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Piemontite9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Mn
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Prehnite9.DP.20
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
  		• Scolecite9.GA.05
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Sodalite9.FB.10
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Talc9.EC.05
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Wollastonite9.DG.05
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Albite-Anorthite Series'-
  		• 'Alisonite'-
    Cu
     
    6
    		PbS
     
    4
  		• 'Amphibole Group'-
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• Argyropyrite-
    near Ag
     
    2
    		Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    11
  		• 'Axinite'-
  		• 'Axinite Group'-
  		• 'Bitumen'-
  		• 'Chabazite'-
  		• 'Chlorite Group'-
  		• 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
  		• 'Feldspar Group'-
  		• 'Garnet Group'-
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
  		• 'Grandite'-
  		• 'Heulandite'-
  		• 'Hornblende'-
  		• Illite-
    K
     
    0.65
    		A
     
    2.0
    		 [][Al
     
    0.65
    		Si,
     
    3.35
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
  		• 'K Feldspar'-
  		• 'Lapis Lazuli'-
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Pilolite'-
    Mg
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    27
    		·15H
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'-
  		• 'Psilomelane'-
  		• 'Pumpellyite'-
  		• 'Pyrobitumen'-
  		• 'Scapolite'-
      var: Wernerite-
  		• 'Sericite'-
  		• 'Smectite Group'-
    A
     
    0.3
    		D
     
    2-3
    		[T
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]Z
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Soapstone
    var: Combarbalite'    		-
  		• 'Stilbite'-
  		• 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
  		• 'Tourmaline'-
  		• 'Wad'-
  		• Wolframite-
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
     
     
    		to (Mn
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
  		• 'Zeolite Group'-


    194 entries listed. 157 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Chile
     
    • Coquimbo Region
          • Cogotí
          • La Isla de Cogotí
        • Illapel
        • Brillador district
        • Chingoles
          • Los Choros
            • Marqueza
          • Lambert
        • Paihuano
        • Punta Colorada-Agua Grande
        • Rivadavia
          • Quebrada Uchumi
        • Hornillos District
          • El Polvo
      • Tamaya
      • Tilama

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