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Organullo mining district, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentinai
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Organullo mining districtMining District
San Antonio de los CobresMunicipality
Los Andes departmentDepartment
Salta ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
24° South , 66° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~107km
GRN:
S17W43
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
23695
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23695:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1f8c0b72-56ec-4716-a736-1cc29c1b6c64


20 km south of the village of San Antonio de Los Cobres and 100km WNW from the city of Salta.

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47 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Benjaminite
Formula: Ag3Bi7S12
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Canfieldite
Formula: Ag8SnS6
β“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite
Formula: Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
β“˜ Gladite
Formula: PbCuBi5S9
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
β“˜ Gustavite
Formula: AgPbBi3S6
β“˜ HodruΕ‘ite
Formula: Cu8Bi12S22
β“˜ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
β“˜ Kawazulite
Formula: Bi2Te2Se
β“˜ KΓ«sterite
Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4
β“˜ Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
β“˜ Krupkaite
Formula: PbCuBi3S6
β“˜ Kuramite
Formula: Cu3SnS4
β“˜ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
β“˜ Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜ 'Melnikovite'
β“˜ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
β“˜ Mohite
Formula: Cu2SnS3
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Schirmerite'
Formula: PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
β“˜ Tellurobismuthite ?
Formula: Bi2Te3
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup var. Annivite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Vinciennite
Formula: Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
β“˜ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Canfieldite
var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite		2.BA.70Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
β“˜2.BA.70Ag8SnS6
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
β“˜Kuramite2.CB.15aCu3SnS4
β“˜KΓ«sterite2.CB.15aCu2ZnSnS4
β“˜Mohite2.CB.15bCu2SnS3
β“˜Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜Vinciennite2.CB.35aCu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜Tellurobismuthite ?2.DC.05Bi2Te3
β“˜Kawazulite2.DC.05Bi2Te2Se
β“˜Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Krennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
β“˜Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜var. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'var. Annivite'2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
β“˜Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu4β—»2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
β“˜Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
β“˜Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
β“˜Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
β“˜Krupkaite2.HB.05aPbCuBi3S6
β“˜Gladite2.HB.05aPbCuBi5S9
β“˜Benjaminite2.JA.05eAg3Bi7S12
β“˜HodruΕ‘ite2.JA.10cCu8Bi12S22
β“˜Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
β“˜Gustavite2.JB.40aAgPbBi3S6
β“˜'Schirmerite'2.JB.40dPbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
β“˜Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
β“˜Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Melnikovite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sβ“˜ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Sβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Sβ“˜ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Sβ“˜ HodruΕ‘iteCu8Bi12S22
Sβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Sβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Sβ“˜ KuramiteCu3SnS4
Sβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Sβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sβ“˜ MohiteCu2SnS3
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SchirmeritePbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sβ“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeAg8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
Sβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Feβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
Feβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuβ“˜ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Cuβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cuβ“˜ HodruΕ‘iteCu8Bi12S22
Cuβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Cuβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Cuβ“˜ KuramiteCu3SnS4
Cuβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuβ“˜ MohiteCu2SnS3
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Znβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeAg8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
Asβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ KawazuliteBi2Te2Se
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Agβ“˜ CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Agβ“˜ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Agβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ SchirmeritePbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Agβ“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeAg8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Snβ“˜ KuramiteCu3SnS4
Snβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Snβ“˜ MohiteCu2SnS3
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Snβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Snβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
Snβ“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeAg8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ VincienniteCu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Teβ“˜ KawazuliteBi2Te2Se
Teβ“˜ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Teβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Teβ“˜ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeAg8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Pbβ“˜ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Pbβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Pbβ“˜ SchirmeritePbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Biβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Biβ“˜ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Biβ“˜ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Biβ“˜ HodruΕ‘iteCu8Bi12S22
Biβ“˜ KawazuliteBi2Te2Se
Biβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Biβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Biβ“˜ SchirmeritePbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9
Biβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Biβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13

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References

latin-metals.com (n.d.) https://latin-metals.com/projects/projects-overview/argentina-projects/organullo-project/
Salado-Paz, N., Quiroga, M. F., Sarapura, J., Ortiz, A., Becchio, R., Wemmer, K., & Ortega, B. A. (2022). Geology and hydrothermal alteration in the Organullo district (Au–Cu–Bi): Evidence of overlapping hydrothermal systems, Argentinian Puna. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 104100.
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