Balcanes Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Balcanes Mine | Mine |
| Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district | Mining District |
| La Serena | Commune |
| Elqui Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 53' 26'' South , 70° 53' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
204129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204129:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e3e7b574-638b-4ae1-9168-98e38ed43cf9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Balcanes-El Volcan Manganese Mine
Manganese mine.
The Diggings:
"The Balcanes-El Volcan Manganese Mine is near Vicuna, Chile. The Balcanes-El Volcan Manganese Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Production size when active was considered to be small. The ore mined is composed of pyrolusite. The host rock in this area is sandstone from the Lower Cretaceous epoch 145.00 to 100.50 million years ago."
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
| β Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β 'Psilomelane' |
| β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| β | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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