Las Mojarras District, Santa María Department, Catamarca Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Las Mojarras District | District |
| Santa María Department | Department |
| Catamarca Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 41' 32'' South , 66° 3' 56'' West
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Las Mojarras is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.
Location of Las Mojarras district: Occasional outcrops of pegmatites in the Eastern faldeo of the Sierra of Quilmes or drawer, next to the national route No. 40, at the head of the city of Santa Maria. Access from the city (d) Santa Maria is across the bridge over the river of the same name and then it should be two miles north on route No. 40. Elevation: 1894 m. above sea level.
The mineralization consists of quartz, Muscovite, orthoclase, magnetite, alluvial Garnet, tourmaline.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Raul Jorge Tauber Larry specimens |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (1988). Informe sobre las pegmatitas del distrito de Las Mojarras. Reporte personal.
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Mojarras |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q6492338 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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Las Mojarras District, Santa María Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina