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Mantos Mostazal mine, Siete Vetas mining district, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chilei
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Mantos Mostazal mineMine
Siete Vetas mining districtMining District
Chañaral ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
26° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~142km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
194155
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194155:8
GUID (UUID V4):
9a424b83-309d-4d89-b65b-b203c1ef0f6e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Mantos Mostazal


A small abandoned Cu-Ag pit.

Mineralization hosted in andesite rocks.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Manganese'
Formula: Mn
Description: = manganese oxides?
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Silver
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
'Manganese' ?1.AE.30Mn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn ManganeseMn
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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