Puesto Viejo, El Carmen Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Puesto Viejo | Municipality |
| El Carmen Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Italian:
Puesto Viejo, Dipartimento di El Carmen, Provincia di Jujuy, Argentina
Spanish:
Puesto Viejo, Departamento El Carmen, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina
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Puesto Viejo, El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentinië
Puesto Viejo is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.
Calcite and aragonite deposits in dolomitic limestones of the Yacoraite Formation.
Mining Exploitation and Portland Cement Factory in the quarry's vicinity.
Quarry Elevation: 901 m above sea level.
History:
1- Sierra de Puesto Viejo, Jujuy: here are the greatest accumulations of Argentina aragonite. They are located on the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra, forming sometimes powerful layers, up to 12 m thick, including collations of travertine, originated by sub-recent hot springs.
Puesto Viejo Quarry main mineralization: Aragonite, Calcite, Manganese Oxides, Manganese Dendrites, Travertine.
2- Quarry "Cabeza de Toba", Sierra de Puesto Viejo, Jujuy. This quarry holds Marble Onyx, a type of fibrous aragonite in grey to white, between Onyx marble mantles.
Chemical analysis: determined by traditional methods in Puesto Viejo, Jujuy:
Insoluble: 0.22%.
FeO3 + Al2O3: 0.94%.
CaO: 54.89%.
MgO: 0.27%.
CO2: 43.30%.
Beautiful samples of aragonite, calcite, onyx marble (limestone onyx), travertine, stalactites, mineral efflorescences, etc. can be found in the quarry's vicinity.
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| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Angelelli, V., Brodtkorb, M.K. de, Gordillo, C.E. y Gay, H.D., 1983. Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Subsecretaría de Minería. Publicación Especial. 528 pp. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Saravia, T.S. (1960) Geografia de la Provincia de Jujuy. (Jujuy provincial government, publications advisory commission, No. 3) |
| ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 Reference: Laznicka, P. (1981) Data on the worldwide distribution of stratiform and stratabound ore deposits. (chapter 2 in: Wolf, K.H. (Ed.) (1981) Handbook of Strata-Bound and Stratiform Ore Deposits. Vol. 10. (Elsevier)) |
| ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite Formula: (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 Reference: Laznicka, P. (1981) Data on the worldwide distribution of stratiform and stratabound ore deposits. (chapter 2 in: Wolf, K.H. (Ed.) (1981) Handbook of Strata-Bound and Stratiform Ore Deposits. Vol. 10. (Elsevier)) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Saravia, T.S. (1960) Geografia de la Provincia de Jujuy. (Jujuy provincial government, publications advisory commission, No. 3) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Saravia, T.S. (1960) Geografia de la Provincia de Jujuy. (Jujuy provincial government, publications advisory commission, No. 3) |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Localities: Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' Localities: Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Limestone Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ | var. Thuringite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Angelelli, V., de Brodtkorb, M.K., Gordillo, C.E., Gay, H.D. (1983) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Subsecretaría de Minería. Publicación Especial. 528 pages.
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1749201 |
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