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Atacamite from
Esperanza Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esperanza Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:617070
Long-form Identifier:1:3:617070:7
GUID (UUID V4):ac675cf8-2317-4e07-bc54-d2c094512bf6
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCentinela Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘLa Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘLa Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘSanta Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘFaride Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘPolo Sur Cu deposit, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘGaby Sur Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘQuetĂ©na Mine (QuetĂ©na Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘMinistro Hales Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CAPRICORNIO Au-Ag EPITHERMAL VEIN SYSTEM, ANTOFAGASTA REGION, CHILE GIUSEPPE ARFȧ AND MARIA BONI* Dipartimento...Paleocene–Eocene metallogenic belt, 60 km ENE of Antofagasta in the physiographic Central Depression, between...other metallic minerals: (oxy-hydroxy) chlorides (atacamite, pseudoboleite, cumengeite, herbertsmithite),...epithermal, Au-Ag, supergene Au-Ag, aridity, gold, Antofagasta Region, Central Depression. § Corresponding...CANADIAN MINERALOGIST INTRODUCTION The Antofagasta region in northern Chile hosts many of the world’s signiïŹcant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Plutonic Complex of the Coastal Cordillera, Northern Chile José Zambra1,*, Shoji Kojima1, Sergio Espinoza1...Catholic University, Antofagasta and 2Minera Tocopilla, Barros Arana, Tocopilla, Chile Abstract The Angélica...impregnation of supergene copper products of atacamite and minor amounts of chrysocolla, lavendulan and...Cu-Fe-Mn-Si-Cl-rich multimineral aggregates composed of atacamite with minor amounts of quartz, pseudomalachite...Cordillera of the Tocopilla district, Northern Chile, and those are classified fundamentally into the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits in the coastal Cordillera of northern Chile Received: 10 July 2001 / Accepted: 12 June 2002...copper deposits in the coastal range of northern Chile (Susana-Lince and Buena Vista of the Carolina de...has produced chalcocite (djurleite), covellite, atacamite, chrysocolla and copper oxides (copper wad). Fluid-inclusion...moderately oxidized hydrothermal solutions. Keywords Chile Æ Coastal Cordillera Æ Stratiform copper Æ Fluid...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile E-mail: skojima@socompa.ucn.cl Fax: +56-55-355978
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copper Deposits in the Coastal Cordillera, Northern Chile Dania TRISTA and Shoji KOJIMA Departamento de Ciencias...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile [e-mail (SK): skojima@socompa.ucn.cl] Received...Argentina) in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile were inferred from mineral paragenesis and fluid...of these minerals produced anilite, covellite, atacamite and chrysocolla. The hypogene mineral assemblage...Keywords: Coastal Cordillera, Tocopilla-Gatico province, pluton-hosted, vein-type copper deposits, hypersaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tesoro Central copper deposit, Atacama Desert, Chile A. Fernåndez-Mort 1,2 & R. Riquelme 1 & A. M. Alonso-Zarza...deposit located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. This deposit consists of two mineralized bodies...orebodies mostly consist of chrysocolla, copper wad, atacamite, paratacamite, quartz, opal, and calcite. The...Católica del Norte, Avenida Angamos, 0610 Antofagasta, Chile 2 Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica...V6C2X8, Canada 6 Antofagasta Minerals, Apoquindo 4001, piso 18, Santiago, Chile 7 GET, Université
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hypogene ore minerals in the Esperanza porphyry deposit, Antofagasta Region, Chile Shoji Kojima1 | MarĂ­a...GeolĂłgicas, Universidad CatĂłlica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile 2 Tohoku University Museum, Sendai, Japan...Minera Los Pelambres Ltd., Provincia de Choapa, Chile 5 Bruker Nano GmbH, Berlin, Germany Correspondence...Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile. Email: skojima@ucn.cl Funding information Esperanza mine geologists ...objective to elucidate Au-Ag distribution at the Esperanza porphyry deposit in the Eocene Centinela copper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Michilla stratabound copper district, northern Chile Brian Townley & Pierrick Roperch & VerĂłnica Oliveros...GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518, Correo 21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: btownley@cec.uchile...magnetization of the ore bodies of the Estefania mine. If copper mineralization mostly postdates the tilt...mineralization . Chile Abstract In the Carolina de Michilla district, northern Chile, stratabound copper...Deposita (2007) 42:771–789 Introduction BUENA ESPERANZA SOUTH AMERICA 22Âș30’ PUNTILLAS SUR ANTUCOYA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bornite from the Mantos Blancos Cu deposit, northern Chile MARTIN REICH1,2,*, CARLOS PALACIOS1, FERNANDO BARRA1...Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 2 Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago...Santiago, Chile *Corresponding author, e-mail: mreich@ing.uchile.cl 3 Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory...Cu-(Ag) deposit in the Costal Range of northern Chile. Gold concentrations are generally two orders of...of the Coastal Cordillera in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile (21–26 S) contain variable amounts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper deposit, Coastal Cordillera of Northern Chile Received: 6 May 2005 / Accepted: 30 December 2005...deposits in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile and is one of the most representative of this type...del Norte, Av Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile e-mail: datrista@ucn.cl F. Barra . J. Ruiz...Universidad de ConcepciĂłn, Casilla 160-C, ConcepciĂłn Chile D. Morata Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Facultad de...y MatemĂĄticas, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago Chile O. Talavera-Mendoza U.A Ciencias
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luna argentiferous copper deposit, Atacama Desert, Chile Martin Reich & Carlos Palacios & Macarena Alvear...that modified preexisting Cu assemblages to form atacamite during supergene oxidation of Cu deposits in the...stratabound Cu deposit in the Coastal Range of northern Chile. The presence of this unusual mineral assemblage...Ciencias FĂ­sicas y MatemĂĄticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: mreich@ing.uchile.cl E. M. Cameron...the Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile (Fig. 1). These high-grade, low-tonnage deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits from the Michilla mining district, northern Chile: a 40Ar/39Ar geochronological approach VerĂłnica...deposits of the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile, hosted by the Middle Jurassic volcanic rocks of...Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518-21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: volivero@ing.uchile.cl...del Norte, Av Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile G. FĂ©raud CNRS-IRD-UNSA UMR 6526 GĂ©osciences...Tocopilla, Mejillones, Segunda RegiĂłn de Antofagasta, Chile e-mail: fferraris@vtr.net Present address:
Report (issue)
PROSPECTS OF THE I, H, IE, IV, AND V REGIONS, NORTHERN CHILE compiled by William C. Williams Open-File Report...complement to my dissertation work in northern Chile under the auspices of Dr. John Guilbert at the University...prospects in the I, n, IE, IV, and V Regions of Chile (Figure 1). Over 3000 sites were compiled from published...Geologia y Yacimientos Metaliferos de la Region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria, Boletin...well as descriptions of the major mines throughout Chile with insights as to their genesis. Finally, Frutos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Central Atacama Province, Chile Abstract: Geologically, the central part of Atacama Province straddles the...contact between the Andean batholith of western Chile and the stratified rocks to the east. Apophyses...The entire area is in the copper metallogenetic province of Ruiz and Ericksen (1962), and parts of it are...hypogene ore deposits in Chile are represented in the central part of Atacama Province. However, most of the...References cited 317 Figure 1. Index map of Atacama Province, Chile . . . 306 2. Locations of figures in Plates
Book
Universidad de Concepci6n Casilla 4107 Concepci6n, Chile ISBN 978-3-642-88284-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-88282-1.... . . . 37 The Metalliferous Ore Deposits of Chile and Argentina, and Their Geologic Framework J. Oyarzun... . . . . . . . . 147 X Contents El Aguilar Mine: An Ordovician Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Lead-Zinc...Sulfides in the Greenstone Belt of South-Central Chile - An Overview G. Alfaro and S. Callao . . . . ....Formation and Massive Sulfide Orebodies, South-Central Chile: Geologic and Isotopic Aspects S. Callao, G. Alfaro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal system in the Coastal Range of Northern Chile Received: 26 April 2005 / Accepted: 6 February 2006...0% Cu), located in the Coastal Range of northern Chile, displays two superimposed hydrothermal events....Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518-21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: lramirez@cec.uchile.cl...mineralization . Upper jurassic . Coastal range . Northern Chile A. N. Sial NEG LABISE Department of Geology, Federal...Blancos ore deposit, in the Coastal Range of northern Chile (Fig. 1). Pre-mining resources of this deposit are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Plutonic Complex in the Precordillera of Northern Chile Shoji KOJIMA, Pablo SALAZAR and Hirokazu FUJIMAKI*...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile [e-mail: skojima@caliche.ucn.cl] * Institute...Keywords: Precordillera, Cerro Colorado, northern Chile, plutonic complex, Late Cretaceous magmatism, plagioclase-free...to specify Late Cretaceous magmatism of northern Chile. As a consequence, it has been proved that the Cerro...arc plutonism in northern Chile, particularly the Second Region of Antofagasta, consists mainly of Late
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies Kayo...Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies. Minerals...Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 917022, Chile; gerardo...La Dehesa 1201, Lo Barnechea, Santiago 917021, Chile; griveros@transducto.com Correspondence: kayobarros...This study is focused on production sites from Chile since it is responsible for almost one-third of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SUPERGENE OXIDATION, COPIAPo MINING DISTRICT, NORTHERN CHILE R. H. Snr.rroE, Deportnlentof Geology,LlniuersityCollege...deposits of the Copiap6 mining district of northern Chile copper and copper-iron sulfides persist as early...deposits in the Copiap6 mining district of northern Chile (Sillitoe, 1969a), in which the relations between...InvestigacionesGeol6gicas, Casilla 10465,Santiago,Chile. 1684 COPPERSULFIDES 1685 which has been adequatel-vdefined...most extensive major planation surface in northern Chile, the Atacama Pediplain, which developedin responseto
Report (issue)
Mountain (British Columbia, Canada) and El Teniente (Chile) porphyry copper deposits.........................deposits include El Teniente and El Salvador in Chile, Bajo de la Alumbrera in Argentina, Grasberg in...regional faults such as near deposits in northern Chile (Behn and others, 2001; Gow and Walshe, 2005), central...much as about 100°C for samples from El Teniente, Chile. When binned in 10°C intervals, the median reported...several intrusive stages related to the El Salvador, Chile, porphyry copper deposit, described fluids associated
Book
Cretaceous-Early Tertiary and Metallogenic Scheme of Northern Chile, Between 20· and 26· S T. Bogdanic C.I S. Espinoza...Cretaceous geology and metallogenesis in the north of Chile. This is followed by a paper on Cretaceous evolution...the Cretaceous evolution of central Argentina and Chile in the present volume, due to force of circumstances...northern South America (Le., true continental slope province), little can be ascertained because of the obscuring...northern South American Cretaceous passive margin province. More westerly parts of Colombia, such as the
Book
org/details/geologyofchile0000unse The Geology of Chile ‱ The Geologica l Society of London Books Editorial...T. & GIBBO, s, W . (eds) 2007 . The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society, London. CHARRIER, R., PINTO...the Andean Orogeo in Chile. Jn: MORENO, T. & GrnsoNs, W. (eds) The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society...Society, London, 21-114. The Geology of Chile EDITED BY TERESA MORENO Earth Sciences Institute 'J aume...\ii . Grosjean 13. Field excursion from central Chile to the Atacama De<,crt. W. Gibbons & -1. Moreno
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile JosĂ© PerellĂł, Richard H. Sillitoe, Constantino...of the RĂ­o 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, AndrĂ© Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco
Book (volume)
Lavrion, Greece (6) and Cu-poor adamite from Ojuela mine, Mexico (7) IR spectra of acid salts (silicates...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...Arsenato-Borates Sussexite 29 Mn2+BO2(OH) Locality: Gonzen mine, Sargans, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Description:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
result of natural acid rock drainage (NARD) and acid mine drainage (AMD) which tend to revert to goethite...pigments in Epipalaeolithic to Neolilithic (10–3.7 ka) Chile. The Chinchorro hunter-gathers used a manganese...jarosite ochres from locations as diverse as Sia Copper Mine, Cyprus and Minerals 2018, 8, 201 10 of 35 Kimmeridge...in supergene environments and in association with mine waste [77–80]. Jarosite group minerals are readily...in Shaanxi Province, China. The Mogao Grottoes, located near to Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China consist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Rudna IX mine. A non-bulky Ca-rich dripstone-like paragenesis from Lubin GƂówny mine is also characterized...study—from a single locality in Chile: Santa Rosa mine, Iquique Province [1]. It is the natural equivalent...juangodoyite, within drainage-related mine speleothems (minothems) of the Libiola Mine, Italy, was reported in Reference...occurrences include the listed Chilean one [6]; Carr Boyd mine, Western Australia [7]; Zunderwand, Erlacher Bock...of the Rovnost mine in the famous Czech uranium deposit at Jáchymov [9]; and salt mine at Bex, Vaud, Switzerland
 
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