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Sphalerite from
Rincón mine, Cerro Blanco mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rincón mine, Cerro Blanco mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569178
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569178:4
GUID (UUID V4):fae9891d-9266-4cf3-86ba-66f05881e942
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluorite, barite and Pb–Zn deposits in the MVT province of northeastern Mexico Francisco González-Sánchez...compilation of metallogenic features define the new MVT province of northeastern Mexico, which comprises most of...extends into Zacatecas and southern Texas. This province exhibits a regional metal zonation, with celestine...(Megaw et al. 1996) could also belong to this province. Such regional mineralization is linked with the...Oc Rivera Plate 20˚ 15 32˚ 1000 500 MVT Province of Northeast Mexico 14 ra 13 nt al Pacific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pieces. Also occurs at Pala and Rincón, California; in the Petaca district of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico;...Harney Peak region of South Dakota; the Reagan mining district, Kern range, White Pine County, Nevada. SULFUR...Nevis ville, Union County, Georgia. It has been mine on San Augustin Peak, Organ mounmined from a pegmatite...chalcocite of mine near Penland and the McKinney secondary origin in the School Section mine near Little...quarry near Southford, all Park No. 2 mine and the McKinney mine in Connecticut. At the latter locality
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Integration of Critical Elements from Mine Waste in Mexico, Chile and Australia Denys Villa Gomez 1, *...Integration of Critical Elements from Mine Waste in Mexico, Chile and Australia. Minerals School of Civil...Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia W.H. Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, Sustainable Minerals...extensive history of mining activities common to Mexico, Chile and Australia there is a vast mine waste legacy...with outstanding values in Sonora State, while Chile has significant potential for Bi, Sb, W and Mo,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Technosols by Tailings Derived from Pb–Zn–Ag Mining Activities at San Quintín (Ciudad Real, Spain):...tailings from a mining operation for galena (PbS, with high Ag contents)-sphalerite (ZnS, with a varied...500 mg kg−1 Cd, and 1000 mg kg−1 As. Given that sphalerite is usually the most important host mineral for...elements; water extraction; soil contamination; mining activities; mobility indicators; bioassay; bioavailability...In ancient mining districts, with long histories of mining and metallurgical activity, mine wastes represent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of black, crystallized ferberite from the Conger Mine, near Nederland, Boulder Co., Colo. It is good to...Can anyone supply information on the occurrence? District oí Columbia—On a recent visit to Washington, the...Hampden Co., Mass. The best specimens occur at the Old Mine. Michigan—A nice dark grayish cephalopod from the...quartzite have been collected in the Pilot Mountain district, Mineral Co., Nev. New Hampshire—A nice specimen...massive milky quartz, from the abandoned Dodge gold mine, at Lyman, Grafton Co., N . H., was donated to R
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is situated close to the mining region of La Unión., located in the province of Murcia, south-eastern...subject to mining from the time of the Roman Empire to 1991. Since 1957, the wastes from mining operations...consisted in ore materials (galena, pyrite and sphalerite), phyllosilicates, in addition to siderite, iron...as jarosite, alunite, kaolinite and greenalite. Mining activities have produced great amounts of wastes...assessment; Mining activities; Soil contamination; 1. Introduction and study area Mining is a major anthropogenic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and speciation of Zn associated with historical mine tailings T G. Cruz-Jiméneza, R. Loredo-Portalesb...determined within mine tailings and soil samples from a historical mining site in the Xichú district, central... High concentrations of Zn were recorded in the mine tailings (4681 mg·kg−1) and relatively high concentrations...cause ecological risk. Igeo values indicate that the mine tailings were extremely polluted and soils were...positively correlated with total Zn content in the mine tailings (34%; 1719 mg·kg−1) and soils (36%; 69
Thesis/Dissertation
las inclusiones fluidas, al Lic. Miguel A. Del Blanco por estar siempre predispuesto a ayudarme en los...mina Augusta y un depósito de Fe situado en el cerro Naunauco, cercano a la mina Manuel Belgrano. En...Colipilli area, central-western sector of the Neuquén province. These mineralizations are associated essentially...metallogenic regional district which extends from the Diamante River in the Mendoza province to the south of...of the Neuquén Province. The regional geological setting shows a sedimentary sequence of Upper Jurassic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Categorization of Mining Materials for Restoration Projects by Means of Pollution Indices...García-Lorenzo, M.L.; Esbrí, J.M. Categorization of Mining Materials for Restoration Projects by Departamento...+34-913-94-5014 (M.L.G.-L.) Abstract: Sulfide mining wastes may lead to severe environmental and human...(PTEs) in the San Quintín mining group to categorize wastes prior to mining restoration. Ecotoxicity was...geochemical and mineralogical results suggested that the mining residues underwent intense weathering processes
Book (edition)
granular y cristales tabulares gruesos. Color blanco grisáceo, raya gris, brillo metálico. Clivaje {0001}...o complejas. Propiedades ópticas: opaco, color blanco, R1-R2=74,5-78,0% (540nm), pleocroismo y anisotropía...Propiedades físicas: granos redondeados. Color blanco grisáceo, se empaña a castaño, brillo metálico...Fuertemente magnético. Propiedades ópticas: opaco, color blanco, R=63,1 (540 nm), isótropo. Análisis químicos:...Neuquén (6). Se aloja en el yeso de la Fm. Auquilco. Cerro Partido, Neuquén (6). Se aloja en el yeso de la
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wurtzite–sphalerite crystals from the gem mines near Merelani, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara...voids. The ordering of the metal atoms leads to a sphalerite(sph)-derivative tetragonal unit-cell, with a...mines near Merelani, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania, are host to several...detailed study of the chemistry of intergrown sphalerite and wurtzite, which included samples the Merelani...Animas-Chocaya Mine complex, Quechisla district, Bolivia, was recently published [8]. The Merelani sphalerite and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
include pentlandite (Fig. 5d), pyrrhotite, and sphalerite. The sulfides are typically 10 to 50 mm across...other sulfides (Figs. 5d, 5n). Chalcocite and sphalerite were found only in the section from sample CB20...pyrrhotite and pentlandite and another occurs with sphalerite. It is also associated with silicates predominantly...the Jacaré sill in Brazil (Sá et al. 2005), the Rincón del Tigre complex in Bolivia (Prendergast 2000)...lower magnetite layer 2 (Harney et al. 1990). In Rincón del Tigre Pt occurs below the magnetite layers
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
present of mining and metallurgy of lead . . . . . . . . . . . 18.7.2. Past and present of mining and metallurgy...hampering our access to mineral deposits, such as mining depth controlled among others by the geothermal...Hewett in 1927 who was able to demonstrate that in mining countries exploitation, export and import of metals...passed its climax. At the very end the domestic mining industry can no longer cater for the needs and...looked up in various publications such as the “World Mining Data”, a yearbook issued by Weber and Zsak (2007)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
present of mining and metallurgy of lead . . . . . . . . . . . 18.7.2. Past and present of mining and metallurgy...hampering our access to mineral deposits, such as mining depth controlled among others by the geothermal...Hewett in 1927 who was able to demonstrate that in mining countries exploitation, export and import of metals...passed its climax. At the very end the domestic mining industry can no longer cater for the needs and...looked up in various publications such as the “World Mining Data”, a yearbook issued by Weber and Zsak (2007)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the famous lead-zinc mine at Tiger, Ariz. This caption reads: "This is Tiger—mining community of about...when the Saint Anthony Mining and Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company...will ease the economic blow to the area. The Tiger mine, one of the biggest lead producers in the U. S....This is disturbing news as the company's Mammoth mine is world famous for its beautiful minerals. The...were found in the vicinity of the noted benitoite mine in San Benito Co., Calif. From Wilfred E. Eyles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stable isotopes; acid rock drainage; pyrite leaching; mine waste; tailings 1. Introduction Acid rock drainage...problems at active and closed coal and metalliferous mining sites [1]. ARD forms naturally when sulfidic material...sulfides including arsenopyrite and iron-rich sphalerite also contribute to ARD generation [2–4]. The...increase of contact surface areas at mine sites due to the excavation of mine workings and production of waste...large-scale ARD that is generated within the mining area is called acid mine drainage (AMD). Oxidative dissolution
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started in 1968 and the current mining depth...ore-bearing intrusions in the Emeishan large igneous province ......................................... 975...superdomain: a new metallotect within the Superior Province ................................................two orebodies in the Jinchuan intrusion, Gansu province, NW China . . ....................... 1032 ...mineralisation at Mineral de Talca, Coastal Range, Chile: the role of felsic intrusives ...............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for the Riverside Cement Company as the Assistant Mine Superintendent. W e are operating in two areas at...well picked over. The Chino limestone which we are mining near Commercial has few of the interesting minerals...being reported this far north of the famous Pala—Rincón area. I did not see any of the usual lithium minerals...The marl had been dug out of a dredged >_anal. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—John O. Griesbach, 12217 Centerhill...sends in some ROCKS AND MINERALS notes on the District. In his letter, dated Dec. 26, 1954, he writes:
Report (issue)
potential environmental and health issues caused by the mining and processing of many mineral commodities may...the environmental considerations related to the mining of nonfuel mineral resources, including the modern...Chapter B. Environmental Considerations Related to Mining of Nonfuel Minerals By Robert R. Seal II, Nadine....B3 Graph showing dates associated with all the mine sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s...production, U.S. apparent consumption, and U.S. mine production of antimony from 1900 to 2012.......
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Assessing Soil Quality in Areas Affected by Sulfide Mining. Application to Soils in the Iberian Pyrite Belt...it is also affected by several soil parameters. Mining activity is one of the most important anthropogenic...case study, this work is focused in the Riotinto mining area (Iberian Pyrite Belt, IPB, SW Spain). The...exploited for thousands of years. The disposal of mining residues has produced important sources of contamination...been developed surrounding the mining areas and on floodplains near to mining sites. The level of soil pollution
Report (issue)
North American plate margin in México. It is this province that is the subject of the paper by Ferrari et...for the first time, a comprehensive view of the province, including its structural and stratigraphic characteristics...of the magmatic and tectonic evolution of the province as well as a discussion of the age-old debate...The Mesa Central (Mexican Plateau) is a geologic province whose stratigraphy and structure are very different...propose the crustal structure of this geologic province, taking into account the tectonics of the oceanic
Journal (issue)
by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Martino & A. Oteiza The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California...387 COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling...WULFENITE with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection...MINERALS LIMITED Azurite with Malachite | Milpillas Mine, Mexico | 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.9cm orders@crystalclassics
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Ryan, where centered in former years the extensive mining activities of a famous borax company, also a number...of coal and included the development of mine lamps and mine safety equipment. Since Mr. Kondrosky grew...region of Pennsylvania and was actively engaged in mining for more than twenty years, his talk was liberally...the romance of coal and the problems involved in mining it. • Mr. Kondrosky's interest in rocks began as...Institute gave an interesting lecture on Diamond Mining and illustrated his talk with slides. The Society
Journal (volume)
20unse 7 The Only Mining Journal Pablithed in Mexico. Vhe Mexican Mining Journal Published SKConthly...— Vhe Mexican Mining Journal APARTADO 105 £IS. MEXICO CITY, MEX. THE MEXICAN MINING JORNAL INDEX TO...20 and 1. January to December 1915. Accounts Mine, System Action of Dissolved Air of, in Mill Pulp...Longest in Colombia, Aguascalientes, Asientos Mining District, Air, Dissolved, Action of in Mill Pulp, Air...and Folation, Air and Temperature in the Deepest Mine in the World,. Air, Compressed, for Ore Flotation
Book
Continental Sub-Plate Chocó Arc Caribbean Large Igneous Province Central Tectonic Realm circa, approximately centimeter...Cretaceous Pacific Realm belong to a similar volcanic province. The Sinú terrane is located outboard of San Jacinto...Sabanalarga, Buga) are of Pacific provenance, as is the Cerro Matoso ultramafic complex which forms part of the... Fig. 1.53 The Upper Cretaceous peridotites at Cerro Matoso. (Compiled after Lopez (1986) and Gleeson...Koll G (2004) The mineralogy and geochemistry of Cerro Matoso, S.A. Ni-laterite deposit, Montelibano, Colombia
 
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