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Chrysocolla from
San Pedro mine, Cabeza de Vaca mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Pedro mine, Cabeza de Vaca mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547165:2
GUID (UUID V4):a0beabd7-975b-48f3-8e3a-5d43b6dea673
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of Copper-bearingTourmaline BrecciaPipes, Chile R. H. SILLITOEAND F. J. SAWKINS Abstract In northandcentralChile...pipesandthelatterstages of theearliestTertiarymagmatic cycle in Chile. This studyincludes groupsof tourmaline breccia...NEAR-VERTICAL columnsof brecciacementedby tour- tinela, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo,Cachiyuyode maline,quartzandsulfides...occuralonga north-southLlampos,Los Azules, Cabezade Vaca-Zapallar, belt extendingfor approximately 2,000...through Chacritas,Lana, Llamuco, Disputada,Rosario de north and centralChile (Fig. 1). RengoandE1 Chiv
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Supergene Copper and the Ancient Mining Landscapes of the Atacama Desert: Refining the Protocol for...Copper Minerals through the Case Study of Pukara de Turi Pía Sapiains 1, * , Valentina Figueroa 2 , Frances...Supergene Copper and the Ancient Mining Landscapes of the 7 Atacama Desert: Refining the Protocol for...Copper Minerals 8 through the Case Study of Pukara de Turi. Minerals 2021, 11, 1402. https://doi.org/10...Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile Instituto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2138/gselements.14.4.225 T he Central Andes and the Atacama Desert represent a unique geological, climatic...encompass the mountains of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. This is a land of extremes. The Central...hosts the driest and oldest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert, the highest volcanoes, and one of the most...of the Central Andes and the Central Depression (Chile) hold the richest deposits of copper, plus huge...of Geology, FCFM Universidad de Chile Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile E-mail: mreich@ing.uchile.cl
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universitesi] at 20:25 14 March 2016 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times...fine brochantite from the abovementioned Blanchard mine has been selected for this issue. Brochantite, a...linarite, caledonite, cerussite, atacamite, chrysocolla, cyanotrichite, and various iron and manganese...with langite and posnjakite occurs in the Ecton mine, Montgomery County (Smith 1978); and brochantite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
METALLOGENETIC CARLOS RUIZ PROVINCES F. AND GEORGE OF CHILE, S. A. • E. ERICKSEN CONTENTS PAGE Abstract........... ABSTRACT The metalliferousdepositsof Chile tend to be restrictedto well defined metallogeneticprovinces...synthesis of the knowledgeof the ore depositsof Chile basedon studiesnow beingcarriedout and on publishedand...ore deposits. Most of the known ore depositsof Chile are in the northern half of the country; relativelyfew...1959 (Servicio de Minas del Estado, 1960) indicatethe magnitudeof presentday mining in Chile: Copper Molybdenum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SanBartolo Copper Deposit, AntofagastaProvince, Chile S. FLINT* Departmentof Earth Sciences, Universityof...The middleTertiary PacenciaGroup of Antofagasta Province,northernChile, consists of over 2 km of continentalsediments...dominantores,commonlyassociated Corocoro copper-silver district of the Bolivianaltiwith organicmatterandcharacterizedby...1964), the conglomerate-hosted deposit in northern Chile (Flint et al., 1986) and the secondaryoxidesand...the High Andes of Antofagasta Province,Chile (Fig. 1). Abandoned mine workingsare situatedin the gorge
Report (issue)
is the production during the the present Mining largest single industry and horticulture. more...years retarded should impulse received was mining Slope regions, materially fact, however, Great...United its S. entire mineral 1914 aggregated mining industry by the U. increase an The non-metallic...penetrate the water level and have been since the mine of metallurgist Mississippi appear with incline... what del Tierra. interest of Ute the Ortiz mine. as metalliferous workings as exist head famous
Report (issue)
Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú A translation of Minería y Metalurgia en el Antiguo Perú Arqueológicas...[Minería y metalurgia en el antiguo Perú. English] Mining and metallurgy in ancient Perú / by Georg Petersen... Contents Introduction to the English translation of Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú Prologue . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Alluvial Gold Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
present year, 1915, will approximate $20,000,000. Mining is thus seen to be, by far, the largest single...aggregated an excess of $19,000,000, making the mining industry supreme in the State. Historically, New...comprehended. Although New Mexico is the cradle of the mining industry in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Slope...effectually revolutionized every phase in the art of mining and in the science of metallurgy. The evolution...Dolores for milling the ores from the celebrated Ortiz mine in Santa Fe County; one at the gold camp of Pinos
Journal (issue)
····:•. ·•~::.·: ::•. ✓. New Mexico News Ramon S. De Mark 421 East Ridge Street, Apt. B Marquette, Michigan...which is hosted by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and organized by the New Mexico...Park, New Mexico i the acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son...Phillip is actively exploring the mine for minerals. The San Pedro Mine is perhaps best known for producing...Phillip have also developed a surface exposure at the mine to produce some very nice, single, sceptered quartz
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical...minerals (e.g., chalcopyrite, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla, linarite, etc.). Consequently it was deemed
Catalog/List
and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history. During his second year...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...Kevin Ward Minera! on QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly
Thesis/Dissertation
The mineralogy of the Mapimí mining district, Durango, Mexico Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction...net/10150/565169 THE MINERALOGY OF THE MAPIMl' MINING DISTRICT, DURANGO, MEXICO by Victor Joseph Hoffmann...__ entitled The Mineralogy of the Mapimi Mining District,______ Durango, Mexico______________________________...samples from the mines and offered information on the mine locations and their access. Mr. Salvador Davila...Institution from both the collections of Ojuela mine specimens obtained by Foshag in 1934 and from the
Book
3, and 5‘, Tijuana-Mexicali-San Felipe-Ensenada, including the Sierra de Ju&rez. 9 Section 2 Central...Highway 3; Ensenada-Punta Prieta-San Felipe, including the Sierra de San Pedro M2rtir. 21 Section 3 Central...Baja — Loreto to Cabo San Lucas, including the Sierra de la Giganta and the Sierra de la Laguna. 37 FURTHER...turquoise as we are. Although there have been major mining operations in Baja, most faded quickly, due to...considerations. Today the only borderline commercial mining in Baja is at Santa Rosalia, north of Loreto and
Journal (issue)
Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini...the words of the original discoverers. Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, 1971, 2012 Albert Chapman wrote one such
Report (issue)
the U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia in cooperation with the Trade Development...by the U.S. Geological Survey-Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia as part of the Mineral Resource Evaluation...unpublished reports in the files of the Servicio Geologico de Bolivia located in their main office in La Paz. All...throughout the United States, and the Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia in La Paz, Bolivia. This report is an edited...deposits, or a formally designated mining district. For some mining districts described in this report
Book
On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut......................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....owned by Richard Bideaux’s Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for quite a few years. Bideaux and Wayne...period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...authoring Boletfn numeros 40 and 41 (Instituto Geol6gico de Mexico, 1922, 1923), has an author been able to provide...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral
Journal (issue)
....................... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................DeMouthe Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .................................. 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................Hammond Famous mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ...........................from a single locality: smithsonite from the Kelly mine. Probably ever since the 1860’s, when “Old Hutch”
Report (issue)
BULLETIN 77 Geology of the San Pedro Mountains, Santa Fe County, New Mexico by WILLIAM W. ATKINSON...INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY... 6 Yeso Formation …………………………………………………………………..6 San Andres Formation .…………………………………………………………..7 Dockum...the San Pedro Mountains (Keyes) …………………………………18 2 Chalcopyrite crystals from the San Pedro mine ……………………………...……………………………......33 0 PLATES 1. Topographic map of the San Pedro Mountains, Santa Fe County, New Mexico ……………………………………………………
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
waters and sediments of the Rio Loa (Second Region, Chile) L. Romeroa, H. Alonsoa, P. Campanoa, L. Fanfanib...Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, box 1280, Antofagasta, Chile Università di Cagliari, Dipartimento Scienze della...London SW7 2BP, UK b Abstract The Second Region of Chile (126,500 km2) is extremely arid, with a dramatic...the population (about 420,000 habitants) and the mining industry (the most important economic activity...concentrations and sources, and to evaluate the impact of mining activity on the water quality in the Rio Loa basin
Book
Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan K. Craig and Robert C, West N SAN FRANCISCO...Quest of Mineral Wealth Aboriginal and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan...quest of mineral wealth: aboriginal and colonial mining and metallurgy in Spanish America / edited by Alan...Overview Robert C. West 5 Observations on Ancient Mining within the Northwestern Regions of the Mesoamerican...Phil C. Weigand 21 Pre-Hispanic Metallurgy and Mining in the Andes: Recent Advances and Future Tasks
Report (issue)
INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING Sc TECHNOLOGY............................................... 7 Mining .................................................OCCURRENCES .............................. Petaca mining district, Rio Arriba County ........................................................ 26 Bromide mining district ....................................................................... 26 Questa molybdenum mine ...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 543–580 The Productora Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Chile: A Mesozoic Magmatic-Hydrothermal Breccia Complex...Creaser4 1ARC Research Hub for Transforming the Mining Value Chain (TMVC) and Centre for Ore Deposit and...breccia complex in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile. The current resource, which includes the neighboring...seen throughout the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile. Introduction Iron-oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposits...In the Mesozoic Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile, IOCG, magnetite-apatite, and porphyry-Cu deposits
 
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