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Chacabuco mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Chacabuco mineMine
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~162km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
189301
Long-form identifier:
1:2:189301:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e7167ae9-091c-4c6b-82b6-a962ac7fcdba
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Chacabuco


An old Ag mine now abandoned; Chacabuco is one of the nearly 100 mines worked in the Chañarcillo district during 1840 till 1880 aprox.



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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: sample from the Maurizio Dini collection
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: sample from the Maurizio Dini collection
Fettelite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
Reference: maurizio dini collection
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: maurizio dini collection
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: maurizio dini collection
Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: sample from the Maurizio Dini collection

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Fettelite2.LA.30[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S Fettelite[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As Fettelite[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Fettelite[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
HgMercury
Hg Fettelite[Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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