Malta mine, Huatacondo, Collahuasi mining district, Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Malta mine | Mine |
| Huatacondo | - not defined - |
| Collahuasi mining district | Mine |
| Pica | Commune |
| Tamarugal Province | Province |
| Tarapacá | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
213794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213794:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e729ad41-9877-41c2-92e8-b7b616fa41d2
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Malta
A small Cu-Mo adit hosted in an alterate dacite-porphyric rock.
Some nice crystals of Ferrimolybdite has been recently found.
Many thanks should be given, to Dr. Jochen Schluter, curator of Hamburg Mineral Museum (Germany), for have identified this mineral.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Ferrimolybdite | 7.GB.30 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
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