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Montmorillonite from
Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39458:3
GUID (UUID V4):0cfda318-4030-4afa-be26-8117e512772f
References
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Report (issue)
= 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile. 5.553 (100), 2.758 (52),...26.35 7.47 5.96 96.70 (1) Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile; average electron microprobe...Occurrence: In a desert at abandoned copper mines (Chile). An alteration product of fumarolic sublimates...In a desert guano deposit (Chile). Association: Nitratine, montmorillonite, paratacamite, atacamite, gunningite...abandoned mine [TL], near Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile. At Pabellón de Pica Mountain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AntofagastaRegion,Chile FRANCISCO CAMUS Caminodel Valle Alto 1327, LosDominicos-Las Condes,Santiago,Chile AND MILKA...ALEXANDRA SKEWES Casilla 970, CorreoCentral,Santiago,Chile Abstract The Faride epithermalsilver-golddepositbelongsto...1222 FARIDE Au-Ag DEPOSIT, CHILE 70 ø 69 ø 1223 6 8ø 67 ø 21ø Antofagasta o • 2;)o TOCOPI NUQUICAMA•'...capacityof 440 metric tons/day.* At present,in Antofagasta province,the rocksattributable to early magmaticarc-backarc...EarlyCretaceous with a well- Augusta Victoria, Chile-Alemania, Azabache, and definedmagmatic arc-backarc
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the village of Sierra Gorda, northeast of Antofagasta, 2nd region, northern Chile. Occurrence: In a...Other associated minerals are: nitratine, montmorillonite, paratacamite, atacamite, gunningite, alunite...and first rector of the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Comments: IMA No. 1998–054. In the presence...Belloite, Cu(OH)Cl, a new mineral from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte
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crystals on prehnite from Da Liang Shan (Sichuan Province. China) but never saw them myself, but I did see...novelty. Vesuvianite crystals from Da Ye (Hubei Province) were new to me. The crystals are about 1 cm,...Kuruman (Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa), which has produced the world's...these specimens was: Caiwa Mine, Danfeng, Shanxi Province, China Thought this might be of interest to your...Helvite from the WuShan Mine, Tongbei. Fujian Province, China, 22-2: 11 Turzi, Jr .. Urban J.: Lazard
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1062-1085 Geology oftheE1AbraPorphyry CopperDeposit, Chile JOZSEF A•IBRUS Abstract The E1 Abra porphyryCOl)per...1972to 1975,the Corporaci6nNacionaldel Cobrede Chile completedan evaluation programknownas the E1 Abra...major porphyrycopperdeposit,located in E1 Loa Province, Chile, 42 kilometers north of the Chuquicamataopen-pit...area stoppedaround 1925, and at that time the Chile ExplorationCompany,a subsidiaryof the AnacondaCompany...mines. In 1971 the Chilean Governmenttook over the Chile Exploration Companyproperties,includingthe E1 Abra
Book (volume)
Locality: Salar de Carcote deposit, El Loa province, Antofagasta, Chile. Description: Colourless crystal from...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta province, Argentina (type locality). Description: Colourless...Bandylite 27 CuB(OH)4F Locality: Palestina, Atacama, Chile. Description: Blue crystals from the association...District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Description: Grey grains from the...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta Province, Argentina. Description: Colourless crystal. Identified
Book (edition)
FcSe, hex .. Cacheuta Mine. Ccrro de Cacheuta. Sierra de Cacheuta. Mcndoza, Argentina. l'UM.\11972. 276-280...a seri Qlh·enite. compare E\Clte. Chanårcillo. Chile . .\U 6. 320-328 (str.) witb 0/ivenite 0 Adamsite-(\')...:). As,S.,. mon.. , 1ina Alacrån, Pampa Larga. Chile, 73. I 89. 88, 1796-1800 (sir.). EJ.\/ 15. 283-288...Barlumpharmacoslderilc, near Guanaco,northeastemTaltal,Chile, 66. 1099 PharmacoJideritegroup D Alumotantite...Provvidenzakaolinquarry,Allumierc,Tolfa Mount district,Roma Province,Lazio,ltaly,NJMM 1976,40~17 (str.),AC 18, 249-252
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of acid veins in the Freetown complex, Sierra Leone, 5oi BEVAN (A. W. R.), BEVAN (J. C.), and...California, thermal decomposition, 453 Chuquicamata, Chile, metavoltine, 37I Claringbullite, Katanga and Zambia...alkali sulphates, artificial, 371 Ferrinatrite, Sierra Gorda and artificial, crystal structure, 375, M6 (App...Furnace, New Jersey, willemite, 71 Freetown complex, Sierra Leone, acid veins in, Rb-Sr data, 5oi FRENCH (W...natrolite, analcime, 7 I Ilmenite, Freetown gabbro, Sierra Leone, intergrowths with magnetite, anal., i o3;
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expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country names are...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION...conditions in the gold-bearing "greenstone" in Abitibi province in northern Ontario and Quebec. Some genetic problems
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
measurements on analyzed copiapite from Chuquicamata, Chile, Peacock has obtained triclinic structural elements...that the principal mineral constituent is montmorillonite. Microscopic textures and structures, when...interest. Waxy clays contain more nearly pure montmorillonite than the other tlpes which are soft, granular...to the unusual hydration characteristics of montmorillonite. Kaolinitic mixtures occur in the northeastern...the clay belt, whereas the more nearly pure montmorillonite occurs in the southwestern part, The prevalence
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Osarizawaite-beaverite intergrowths from Sierra Gorda, Chile (by W. H. Paar & J. Burgstaller) 11:101-104...Ilmenite epitaxial on bixbyite from [Paramount Canyon] Sierra County, New Mexico (by W. A. Henderson, Jr.) 20:54-55...occurrence of creedite at Colquiri, Inquisivi province, department of La Paz, Bolivia (by R. B. Cook...Osarizawaitebeaverite intergrowths from Sierra Gorda, Chile 11: 101-104 BURR, PETERS. Further notes on...Chaiiarcillo, Chile (by R. B. Cook) 10:197-204 Collector's diary: Iquique,Copiapo and Chaiiarcillo [Chile] (by
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brownish-yellow, green, white, etc. Chanarcillo, Chile. H= 3.5, Djj4= 4.434, Dq= 4.45, VHB 04. Friedel...Hex. Metallic grey/white. Algodones, Coquimbo, Chile. H=4, Dn4=8.38, D(;=8.72, HG 01. Field, 1857. Dana...KAl4(As04)3(0H)4*6.5H20, E Cub. Translucent white. Guanaco (NE), Chile. H=?, Din=?, Dc= 2.676, VIID 14b. Schmetzer et al...Vitreous red, brownish-red, orange-red. Sierra Gorda, Caracoles, Chile (?). H= 2.5, Djjj=2.2, D(.= 2.14, VID...(greenish tint). Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo (near), Chile. H= 2.5-3, Djjj=2.19, D(,=?, VIC 07. Ungemach, 1933
Journal (issue)
Osarizawaite-beaverite intergrowths from Sierra Gorda, Chile ..........................101 by W. H. Paar...Arkaroola covers much of the Mt. Painter Mineral Province, an area of considerable geologic antiquity with...accom­ panied by strong folding and faulting. The province is regarded as one of the most intense and diverse...Regional and Eco­ nomic Geology of the Mount Painter Province. Bulletin 43, Department o f Mines, Geological...lies within the Precambrian Grenville geological province of the Canadian shield. The Grenville forms a
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and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile José Perelló, Richard H. Sillitoe, Constantino...of the Río Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest Known Concentration...Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern Chile Geology of...N. Moreto, André Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco...The Southwestern North America Porphyry Copper Province Tectonomagmatic Settings, Architecture, and Metallogeny
Report (volume)
mostly in the rugged and relatively inaccessible Sierra Madre Oriental, just east of the Mexican Highland...clastic deposits of Cenozoic age. Rocks of the Sierra Madre Oriental, which are exposed throughout most...within the extremely rugged Sierra Madre Oriental physiographic province. Altitudes range from 700 m...belongs to the Mexican Highland province. The vaguely defined Sierra Gorda extends from Jalpan westward...across most of the Estado de Queretaro. The name "Sierra Gorda" is employed on old maps, but is little used
Journal (issue)
Turkish Kammererite, Afghan pegmatites, Chuquicamata (Chile) $10 v.9/#6 Libethenite (Zambia), Quartz & Pyrite...Benstonite (IL), L&ngban (Sweden) Chuquicamata (Chile), Univ. of Delaware Mineral Museum $10 Pribram...Issue! $15 v.28/#5 Hall’s Gap (KY), Szenicsite (Chile), Glossary Additions $10 v.28/#6 Kingsbridge Q...analysis see Table 1. Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)03(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2 nH2O Montmorillonite clay occurs as earthy...mineral specimens. This trip started in Santiago, Chile, a choice which came about in an interesting way
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Intrusions at the El Salvador Porphyry Copper Deposit, Chile, Based on Trace Element Composition and U/Pb Age...porphyry Cu (MoAu) ores in the El Salvador district, Chile. Zircons (n = 240) from 15 Eocene age diorite, granodiorite...1995) and the El Abra-Fortuna granodiorite complex, Chile (1–2 m.y., Dilles et al., 1997; Campbell et al....Chuquicamata, Chile (2–3 m.y., Reynolds et al., 1998; Ballard et al., 2001), the Potrerillos district, Chile (8...Indio Muerto (El Salvador) district of northern Chile is characterized by a series of late Eocene porphyry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Argentina–Chile border, in the Andean Puna, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina (Lat...Locality: (1) Mina Los Tres Presidentes, Sierra Gorda, Chile (type locality). Also from (2) the Kali Kafi...RICLINIC Locality: Daye mine, near Huangshi, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China. Occurrence: Associated...other species: None apparent. Name: After Hubei Province. Comments: IMA No. 2000–022. In the optical data...mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China. Mineralogical Record 33, 465-471. COOPER
Book
mineralogist who discovered the mineral at Chanarcillo, Chile; author of Tableau minéralogique (1869). Friedel...locality, in the Alacran deposit, Pampa Larga, Chile. Popova, V.|. et al. (1986): Zap. Vses. Mineral...discovery locality, at Algodones silver mine, Coquimbo, Chile. Field, F. (1859):J.Chem. Soc. 10, 289. Bayliss...at Ziryanovsk, Altai Mountains, Semipalatinsk Province, Kazakhstan. Rose, G. (1828) In Haidinger, W....aluminous analogue of pharmacosiderite. Guanaco, Chile. Schmetzer, K. et al. (1981): Neues Jahrb. Mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Concepcion, Concepción 4070371, Chile; aramirezm@udec.cl (A.R.); dvega@udec.cl (D.V.-G...4070411, Chile Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile; lorenzo...limited. The Centinela (AMSA) and Sierra Gorda (KGHM) mining operations in Chile are examples of the successful...Seawater was obtained from the coast of Concepción, Chile. A 0.01 M NaCl solution prepared using Milli-Q water...International Conference (COPPER 2013), Santiago, Chile, 1–4 December 2013; pp. 257–266. Bakker, C.W.; Meyer
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3632b Rectorite 3627b Beidellite 3660b Montmorillonite 3620–3632b Nontronite 3564b Saponite 3710w...from 3600–3635 cm−1 for Al-dominant members (montmorillonite and beidellite) to 3536–3560 cm−1 for nontronite...spectrum of hydroniumjarosite from Morro Mejillones, Chile (the spectrum S320 in this book) shows an asymmetric...of melanophlogite from Rio Fortullino, Lovorno province, Tuscany, Italy contains a strong band at 2330-2336...the Mt. Pabellón de Pica, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (Bojar et al. 2010). Now four valid
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(amosite of the Transvaal; crocidolite of the Cape Province, South Africa). (4) Serpentinized dolomitic limestone...the north- these (Cilliers, 1964). ern Cape Province (Figure 3). South Africa is the world’s only important...Precambrian Transvaal Supergroup, Northern Cape Province The Transvaal Super-Group, exposed in a broad...Transvaal westward to the Orange River in Cape Province (Figure 3). Included is the Cape crocidolite field...Atlantic Ocean South Africa East London Cape Province O Cape Town East Elizabeth 50 100 100 150
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village (Lat. 38° 37'N, Long. 6° 36'E), Badajoz province, Spain. It also occurs at the La Muda mine, in...Long. 5° 47'30"E), Badajoz province, Spain, at the Venus mine, Sierra Gorda, Argentina, and at the Nepomucene...childrenite, quartz, apatite, herderite, elbaite and montmorillonite. General appearance: Radiating aggregates up... about 50 km southeast of Oruro City, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Occurrence: Nikischerite...new mineral from the Huanuni tin mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Mineralogical Record
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Kenva. Zanzibar. Uganda and Tanganyika I CaDe Province in Central America - declared independence in...Rhodesia Senegambia Serbia/Servia 9---- Cabinda, a province of A!!£Ola much of the east coast of Africa, now...1973 received indeoendence in 1975 currently the province of Gauteng . Reo. of South Africa I (sec notes)...quartzite at Mina Los Tres Presidentes, Sierra Gorda, Chile (type locality), in association with gypsum...mineral is a supergene product associated with montmorillonite, quartz, haynesite, wolsendorfite, andersonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurring at Mina Maria, Quebrada Puquios, Atacama, Chile; breaks down to djurleite. [M.A. 72-I369.] Chalcomalachite...Clay Min. 16, 257. A rock name; illite plus montmorillonite, etc., including large grains (>/o-2 ram) of...3o.831 A from Mina Santa Ana, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Chile. [Should not have been named--M. F.] [A.M...platelets from the Santa Ana mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda, Chile, gave a 9"o3, e 39"84 A. Composition Pb 88-0
 
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