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Sierra Alumbrera, Departamento de Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Alternative Names:	Sierra Alumbrera
Type:	Mountain - an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more
Mindat.org Region:	Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Region:	Departamento de Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Latitude:	27° 19' 0" S
Longitude:	66° 37' 1" W
Lat/Long (dec):	-27.31688,-66.61722
Köppen climate type:	Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Feature ID:	3866002
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3866002:7
GUID:	c98e4ac7-eb3a-4902-9ae5-6d1c113d0b8f

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Bajo Las Pampitas deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 18' 42" S	66° 38' 15" W	2.1km (1.3 miles)
La Blende deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 19' 0" S	66° 39' 0" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Morro Bola deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 17' 32" S	66° 38' 17" W	3.4km (2.1 miles)
Bajo La Chilca deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 19' 59" S	66° 39' 32" W	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Bajo El Durazno Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 17' 10" S	66° 34' 53" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Los Amarillos deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 43" S	66° 38' 51" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Bajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 59" S	66° 34' 0" W	6.2km (3.9 miles)
Esperanza South-East Vein, Alto de la Blenda, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 27" S	66° 39' 39" W	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Bajo de Agua Tapada Cu deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 0" S	66° 39' 0" W	6.5km (4.0 miles)
Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 23" S	66° 40' 4" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
La Josefa deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 5" S	66° 39' 52" W	7.2km (4.4 miles)
Macho Muerto deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 16' 29" S	66° 41' 14" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Cerro Atajo, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 19' 59" S	66° 31' 59" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Bajo Agua Tapada deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 15' 13" S	66° 40' 57" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Bajo San Lucas deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 23' 53" S	66° 34' 50" W	9.7km (6.1 miles)
Bajo de San Lucas Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 23' 59" S	66° 32' 59" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
La Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 46" S	66° 23' 37" W	22.3km (13.9 miles)
Santa Rita vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 36" S	66° 23' 34" W	22.3km (13.9 miles)
Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 36" S	66° 23' 34" W	22.4km (13.9 miles)
25 de Mayo vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 33" S	66° 23' 27" W	22.5km (14.0 miles)
San Francisco vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 17" S	66° 23' 21" W	22.6km (14.1 miles)
Ortiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 4" S	66° 23' 18" W	22.7km (14.1 miles)
La Grande vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 16" S	66° 23' 18" W	22.7km (14.1 miles)
La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 26" S	66° 23' 17" W	22.8km (14.2 miles)
Restauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 21" S	66° 23' 17" W	22.8km (14.2 miles)
La Tucumana vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 40" S	66° 23' 5" W	23.2km (14.4 miles)
Bordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 8" S	66° 23' 0" W	23.2km (14.4 miles)
Nueva Esperanza no. 1 mine, Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 30" S	66° 22' 59" W	23.3km (14.5 miles)
San Salvador vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 25" S	66° 22' 58" W	23.3km (14.5 miles)
Carmelitas vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	27° 20' 35" S	66° 22' 59" W	23.3km (14.5 miles)

Entrance to the mine

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

View of the mineralized area

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Other view of the mineralized area

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Entrance to the mine

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

View of the mineralized area

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Other view of the mineralized area

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Entrance to the mine

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

View of the mineralized area

Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Calcite

ⓘ var: Arsenic-bearing Pyrite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite

ⓘ 'Wad'

ⓘ Watanabeite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ 'Feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ Granite

ⓘ Monzonite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Argentina	Country
Catamarca Province, Argentina	Province
Agua de Dionisio mining district, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Mining District
Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Department
Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Municipality
Sierra de Capillitas, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina	Sierra
South America	Continent
South America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Andes, South America	Mountain Range

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