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Vizcachita mine, Cerro Blanco mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
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Vizcachita mineMine
Cerro Blanco mining districtDistrict
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
195011
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195011:6
GUID (UUID V4):
2000a639-f457-474d-8d7a-ff14301d1855
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Vizcachita


Old Cu-Ag-Pb mine.

Ref:

H. Flores (1938): "Informe Geológico preliminar sobre el mineral de Cerro Blanco; Sociedad Explotadora de Minas, Paipote (Copiapó), Chile.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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