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Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Van King. Albite from Mina Las Mojarras, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Allanite-(Ce)
Formula:	{CaCe}{Al₂Fe²⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Locality:	Las Bateas area, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Almandine
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Almandine from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Amphibole Supergroup
Formula:	AX₂Z₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Locality:	Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Anatase
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Andorite'
Formula:	PbAgSb₃S₆
Locality:	Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Andradite
Formula:	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Antlerite
Formula:	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Apatite'
Localities:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Autunite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Autunite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Azurite
Formula:	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Barbosalite ?
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina - erroneously reported







Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Benyacarite (TL)
Formula:	(H₂O,K)₂(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂Ti(PO₄)₄(O,F)₂ · 14H₂O
Type Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	Zeitschr. Krist.(1993): 208: 57-71; Canadian Mineralogist (1997): 35: 707-712.





Photo: Benyacarite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Bermanite
Formula:	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © 2008 Jesse Crawford. Bermanite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Bertrandite
Formula:	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Beryl
Formula:	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Beryl var: Aquamarine
Formula:	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Beryl var: Goshenite
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Beryl var: Heliodor
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Beudantite ?
Formula:	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina - erroneously reported







'Biotite'
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Las Bateas area, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Bismuthinite
Formula:	Bi₂S₃
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Bismutite
Formula:	(BiO)₂CO₃
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Bodenbenderite' (TL)
Formula:	(Mn,Ca)₄Al(Al,Yt,Er)(Si,Ti)₃O₁₃
Type Locality:	Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	Rimann, E. (1928) Bodenbenderite, a new mineral from Argentina. Sitzungsber. Abhandl. Naturwiss. Gesell. Isis, Dresden. Festschrift fuer Richard Baldauf, 42-51.






Boltwoodite
Formula:	(K,Na)(UO₂)[HSiO₄] · 0.5H₂O
Locality:	Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Boltwoodite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Brackebuschite (TL)
Formula:	Pb₂(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(VO₄)₂(OH)
Type Locality:	Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1053; Mineralogical Magazine (1973): 39: 69; Canadian Mineralogist (1997): 35: 1027; Lapis (2004): 29(1): 46.





Photo: © Stephan Wolfsried. Brackebuschite from Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Brochantite
Formula:	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Bromargyrite
Formula:	AgBr
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Rodolfo Mine, Cosquín, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina San Antonio Mine, Valle Hermoso, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Casa la Plata deposit, Cerro Uritorco, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Calderónite
Formula:	Pb₂Fe³⁺(VO₄)₂(OH)
Locality:	Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Carlhintzeite
Formula:	Ca₂[AlF₆]F · H₂O
Locality:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Carnotite
Formula:	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Rodolfo Mine, Cosquín, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Locality:	Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Chalcanthite
Formula:	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Chalcocite
Formula:	Cu₂S
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Chrysocolla
Formula:	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O (x < 1)
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Churchite-(Y)
Formula:	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Clinobisvanite
Formula:	Bi(VO₄)
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Clinochlore
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Clinochlore var: Pennine
Locality:	Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Clinozoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Locality:	Loma Pajosa Mine, Quebrada del Contrabandista, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Columbite'
Formula:	(Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: Columbite from Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula:	FeNb₂O₆
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Covellite
Formula:	CuS
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Cristobalite
Formula:	SiO₂
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Cryptomelane
Formula:	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Cuprite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Descloizite (TL)
Formula:	Pb(Zn,Cu)(VO₄)(OH)
Type Locality:	Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 814; Mineralogical Magazine (1956): 31: 289.
Localities:	Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region.




Photo: Descloizite from Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Dewindtite
Formula:	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₄O₄ · 12H₂O
Locality:	Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Dewindtite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Digenite
Formula:	Cu₉S₅
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Dioptase
Formula:	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © Marcelo O Olsina. Dioptase from Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Dufrénite
Formula:	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Eosphorite
Formula:	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Epidote
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Charbonier, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © Marcelo Olsina. Epidote from Charbonier, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Fairfieldite
Formula:	Ca₂(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)(PO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Feldspar Group'
Locality:	Casa la Plata deposit, Cerro Uritorco, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Ferro-Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Fluellite
Formula:	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Fluorapatite
Formula:	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Van King. Fluorapatite from Mina Las Mojarras, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.






Photo: © Marcelo O. Olsina. Fluorite from Laguna Brava, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Fluorite var: Yttrofluorite
Formula:	(Ca_1-xY_x)F_2+x where 0.05< x <0.3
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Gahnite
Formula:	ZnAl₂O₄
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Gahnite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Galliskiite (TL)
Formula:	Ca₄Al₂(PO₄)₂F₈ · 5H₂O
Type Locality:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	IMA Approvals - August 2009






'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Gayite (TL)
Formula:	NaMn²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Type Locality:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Reference:	Kampf, A.R., Colombo, F., González del Tánago, J. (2010): Gayite, a new dufrénite-group mineral from the Gigante granitic pegmatite, Córdoba province, Argentina. American Mineralogist, 95, 386–391.





Photo: © Norman King. Gayite from Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Genthelvite
Formula:	Zn₄(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)S
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © JCLodovichi. Genthelvite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Grossular
Formula:	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Loma Pajosa Mine, Quebrada del Contrabandista, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Gummite'
Locality:	Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Gustavite
Formula:	Ag₃Pb₅Bi₁₁S₂₄
Locality:	Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Helvine
Formula:	Mn²⁺₄(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)S
Localities:	Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Casa la Plata deposit, Cerro Uritorco, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Helvine from Sierras Chicas, Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Van King. Hematite from Mina Las Mojarras, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Hematite var: Specularite
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Hendricksite
Formula:	K(Zn,Mg,Mn²⁺)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Locality:	No. 6 Mine (Mina 6), San Miguel Group, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Hentschelite
Formula:	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Illite
Formula:	K_0.65Al_2.0[ ][Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Iodargyrite
Formula:	AgI
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Jarosite
Formula:	KFe³⁺ ₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Kesterite
Formula:	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)SnS₄
Locality:	Loma Pajosa Mine, Quebrada del Contrabandista, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Kettnerite
Formula:	CaBiCO₃OF
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Libethenite
Formula:	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Lillianite
Formula:	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Locality:	Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Limonite'
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Localities:	No. 6 Mine (Mina 6), San Miguel Group, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Lipscombite
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Las Bateas area, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Matildite
Formula:	AgBiS₂
Locality:	Loma Pajosa Mine, Quebrada del Contrabandista, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Meta-autunite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6-8H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Metatorbernite
Formula:	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Metatorbernite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
'Mica Group'
Locality:	Casa la Plata deposit, Cerro Uritorco, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Microcline
Formula:	KAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Las Bateas area, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Molybdenite
Formula:	MoS₂
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Morinite
Formula:	NaCa₂Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)F₄ · 2H₂O
Locality:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Mottramite
Formula:	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Natrodufrénite
Formula:	NaFe²⁺Fe^{3+5(PO4)4(OH)6.2H2O}
Locality:	Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Natrojarosite
Formula:	NaFe₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Opal
Formula:	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Pachnolite
Formula:	NaCa[AlF₆] · H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Phosphosiderite
Formula:	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © JCLodovichi. Phosphosiderite from Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Pseudomalachite
Formula:	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Pyrochlore'
Locality:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Pyrolusite
Formula:	MnO₂
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Pyromorphite
Formula:	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Pyrope
Formula:	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Charbonier, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Pyroxene Group'
Locality:	Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.







Quartz var: Chalcedony
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cabalongo, Valle de Punilla, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Riebeckite
Formula:	◻[Na₂][Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Rockbridgeite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Rutile
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Scheelite
Formula:	Ca(WO₄)
Localities:	Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Schoepite
Formula:	(UO₂)₈O₂(OH)₁₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Schorl
Formula:	Na(Fe²⁺₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Locality:	Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Spessartine
Formula:	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Localities:	Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina No. 6 Mine (Mina 6), San Miguel Group, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina ? (more information)







Strengite
Formula:	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Strengite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Sulvanite
Formula:	Cu₃VS₄
Locality:	Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Tantalite'
Formula:	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Tetradymite
Formula:	Bi₂Te₂S
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Los Guindos, Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Titanite
Formula:	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Locality:	San Antonio Mine, Valle Hermoso, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Topaz
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Locality:	Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Topaz from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Torbernite
Formula:	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Pampa de Olaen, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Triplite
Formula:	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)(F,OH)
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Gigante pegmatite, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © JCLodovichi. Triplite from El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
'Triplite-Zwieselite Series'
Formula:	(Mn²,Fe²,Mg,Ca)₂(PO₄)(F,OH) - (Fe²,Mn²)₂(PO₄)F
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Turquoise
Formula:	Cu(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Localities:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © Marcelo O Olsina. Turquoise from Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Tyuyamunite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5-8H₂O
Localities:	Rodolfo Mine, Cosquín, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © Elmar Lackner. Tyuyamunite from Rodolfo Mine, Cosquín, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Uraninite
Formula:	UO₂
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Uraninite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Uranophane
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O
Localities:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Sol De Mayo mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Uranophane from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Vanadinite
Formula:	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Venus Mine, Venus Pb-Zn deposit, El Guaico district, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Vandendriesscheite
Formula:	PbU₇O₂₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Vandendriesscheite from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina
Variscite
Formula:	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Vauxite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
Locality:	Cerro Blanco Pegmatite District, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Vesuvianite
Formula:	(Ca,Na,☐)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe³⁺)₁₃(☐,B,Al,Fe³⁺)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(OH,F,O)₁₀
Localities:	Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Casa la Plata deposit, Cerro Uritorco, Sierras Chicas (Sierra Chica), Capilla del Monte, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







'Wad'
Locality:	El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina








Wollastonite
Formula:	CaSiO₃
Locality:	San Antonio Mine, Valle Hermoso, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Xenotime-(Y)
Formula:	Y(PO₄)
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina SD-1 Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Pato Pegmatite, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina







Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Localities:	SD-2 Pegmatite (Sara Dos), Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina






Photo: Zircon from Angel Mine, Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina

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