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Cerro Uritorco, Capilla del Monte, Dolores District, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentinai
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Cerro UritorcoMountain
Capilla del MonteMunicipality
Dolores DistrictDistrict
Punilla DepartmentDepartment
Córdoba ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 50' 43'' South , 64° 28' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Capilla del Monte9,085 (2016)4.9km
La Cumbre7,235 (2016)15.3km
Villa Giardino4,679 (2016)20.9km
Huerta Grande5,630 (2018)25.6km
La Granja2,406 (2018)26.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
221951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221951:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0bc21d5e-8d78-40aa-92fe-417df26a6932


Private property operated as a tourist attraction (for mystical and UFO-related themes).

Cerro Uritorco is a mountain (cerro) and the highest peak (1,979 metres elevation) of the Sierras Chicas chain in the northwest of the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It is located next to the Calabalumba River, 1.9 miles (ca. 3 km) from the center of the city of Capilla del Monte, and its summit is at 1,949 m (ca. 6,394 ft) above mean sea level. The name Uritu urqu means "Male Hill" in Santiago del Estero Quichua, which is, however, not the aboriginal Comechingón language.

Uritorco is under private administration and can be accessed by the public for a small fee. It is considered a medium-difficulty ascent, taking around three hours to reach the top, provided the appropriate hiking path is followed.

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5 valid minerals.

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Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S Helvine

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
BeBeryllium
Be HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
O QuartzSiO2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Si QuartzSiO2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MnManganese
Mn HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
FeIron
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uritorco
Wikidata ID:Q354182

Localities in this Region

  • Córdoba Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Argentina
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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