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Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Moschellandsbergite | 1.AD.15d | Ag2Hg3 |
| Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Domeykite | 2.AA.10b | Cu3As |
| Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| Fettelite | 2.LA.30 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8] |
| Freibergite | 2.GB.05 | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S13-x |
| Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Xanthoconite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | ||
| Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| var: Iodian Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| var: Mercuroan Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | (Ag,Hg)Br |
| Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| var: Bromian Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| 'Tocornalite' | 3.AA.10 | (Ag,Hg)I |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Goethite | 4.FD.10 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | MnO2 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| Adamite (TL) | 8.BB.30 | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Augite | 9.DA.15 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
| Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1) |
| Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | (Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | CaSiO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| 'Andorite' | - | PbAgSb3S6 |
| 'Asbestos' | - | |
| 'Atlasite' | - | near Cu15(CO3)6Cl2(OH)16 · H2O |
| 'Biotite' | - | |
| 'Chañarcillite' | - | Ag-As-Sb |
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'Limonite' | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O |
| 'Mountain Leather' | - | |
| 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series' | - | |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
67 entries listed. 54 valid minerals.
References
Allison, R.E. (1859): Geologische Skizze von Chile. Berg- und Hüttenmännische Zeitung 18(50), 458-460.
Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur - Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Geologischen und Bergbaulichen Verhältnisse von Nordchile. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Mining District of Chañarcillo in Chili. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 69-153.
Whitehead, W. L. (1919): The veins of Chanarcillo, Chile. Economic Geology: 14: 1-45.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 866.
Cook, R B. (1979): Famous mineral localities; Chanarcillo, Chile. Mineralogical Record, 10(4), 197-204.
Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur - Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Geologischen und Bergbaulichen Verhältnisse von Nordchile. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Mining District of Chañarcillo in Chili. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 69-153.
Whitehead, W. L. (1919): The veins of Chanarcillo, Chile. Economic Geology: 14: 1-45.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 866.
Cook, R B. (1979): Famous mineral localities; Chanarcillo, Chile. Mineralogical Record, 10(4), 197-204.
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