Domeyko mine, Vizcachas District, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Domeyko mine | Mine |
| Vizcachas District | District |
| Huasco Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
28° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~119km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188276:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7a424322-4a26-4bd6-be26-792754951c3c
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Domeyko (Mina Nueva Domeyko)
Abandoned silver mine, worked till 1980 aprox.
Many small mines and veins in Vizcacha district produced several million pesos in silver during late 1800 century. The mineral ore was found in limestones.
Ref.:
Salinas M.(1977); "Prospección geológica y geoquimica entre los distritos de plata de Las Tunas y Las Vizcachas"; Instituto de Investigaciones Geológica, Stgo de Chile.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
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