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Oficina Chacabuco, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
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Oficina Chacabuco- not defined -
Sierra GordaCommune
Antofagasta ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 8' 38'' South , 69° 37' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
16767
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16767:2
GUID (UUID V4):
449442d1-c27f-4c07-8b4d-963c65add72b


George-ericksenite was discovered in a museum specimen labelled "Oficina Chacabuco, Chile".
Nitrate mining and processing area which operated from 1922 to 1940. Peak production reached 15,000 tons nitrates per month. Now a National Historic Monument.

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4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
β“˜ George-ericksenite (TL)
Formula: Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
β“˜ Niter
Formula: KNO3
β“˜ Nitratine
Formula: NaNO3
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ 'UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi'
Formula: Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜George-ericksenite (TL)4.KD.10Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 Β· 12H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Nitratine5.NA.05NaNO3
β“˜Niter5.NA.10KNO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi'-Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
Nβ“˜ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
Oβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Oβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
Naβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Clβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Kβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Crβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H
IIodine
Iβ“˜ George-erickseniteNa6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O
Iβ“˜ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTiCa-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H

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