Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | Municipality |
| San Antonio Department | Department |
| Río Negro Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | 6,978 (2016) |
Sierra Grande is a city and municipality in the southeast of the province of Río Negro, Argentina, within the San Antonio department.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) Reference: various added photos |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Robert Jenkins |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Locality: Sierra Grande Fe mine, Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina Reference: http://www.ironsouthmining.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=486492 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Locality: Sierra Grande Fe mine, Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina Reference: http://www.ironsouthmining.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=486492 |
ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Reference: Rolf Luetcke |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: robert jenkins |
ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Localities: Reference: C. Lemanski, Jr. collection (6771CL). |
ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Habit: Pseudo-octahedrons to 2mm. Colour: Bright Red Reference: Karl Volkman and Rob Lavinsky specimens |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 8 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 61.6 Ma (Paleocene) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 520 Ma (Cambrian) | |||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Grande |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q826812 |
Localities in this Region
- Río Negro Province
- San Antonio Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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Gonzalito mine, Gonzalito mining district, Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina