Percanta mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Percanta mine | Mine |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude:
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~172km
Locality type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Percanta
A Pb-Zn-Ag mine now abandoned: mineralization hosted in porphyr rocks.
Ref:
H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: H. Flores (1941); "Informe geológico sobre el distrito minero Zapallar, Copiapó"; Copiapó, Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas, Stgo de Chile |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Chile
- Atacama
- Copiapó Province
- Zapallar Mining DistrictMining District
- Copiapó Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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