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San Blas Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
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San Blas MineMine
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 49' 12'' South , 70° 24' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Copiapó129,280 (2013)51.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
190951
Long-form identifier:
1:2:190951:0
GUID (UUID V4):
52b4b509-6ab4-4f4b-a947-6aecc8357e14
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina San Blas


During the 1850-1860, this was one of the most important Ag mines in the lower side of the Chañarcillo district.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: A. Moesta; "Chlor, Brom und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der natur"; Facultat zu Marburg; Schnellpressendruck von C.L. Pfeil, Marburg, 1869
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: A. Moesta; "Chlor, Brom und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der natur"; Facultat zu Marburg; Schnellpressendruck von C.L. Pfeil, Marburg, 1869
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Reference: A. Moesta; "Chlor, Brom und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der natur"; Facultat zu Marburg; Schnellpressendruck von C.L. Pfeil, Marburg, 1869
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.
'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'
Reference: A. Moesta; "Chlor, Brom und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der natur"; Facultat zu Marburg; Schnellpressendruck von C.L. Pfeil, Marburg, 1869
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Moesta, F.A. (1870): Ueber das Vorkommen der Chlor-, Brom- und Jodverbindungen des Silbers in der Natur. Verlag von Oscar Eberhardt's Universitätsbuchhandlung (Marburg), 47 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S AcanthiteAg2S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

References

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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.

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