Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district, Iquique Province, TarapacΓ‘, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district | Mining District |
| Iquique Province | Province |
| TarapacΓ‘ | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~36km
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Mindat Locality ID:
24805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24805:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4aff6478-20fa-431e-95eb-9a134ffed454
Vein-type silver deposits, hosted by Middle to Late Jurassic limestone strata that are intruded by dioritic and andesitic dykes and sills with local skarn development.
The Santa Rosa-Huantajaya district is an old mining district, which has been exploited intermittently since colonial times. It was an important silver producer by the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th century, but has been abandoned since 1942.
The deposits were explored to a depth of around 500 m. The exploited ores came mainly from the oxidation zone, which extends to a depth of around 100 m, and from a well-developed supergene enrichment sulphide zone, extending from 100 m to 400 m depth. The hypogene sulphide ores occurring below were not extensively mined.
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| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Localities: References: |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Localities: |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Boleite Formula: KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 Localities: References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalconatronite Formula: Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Localities: References: |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: |
| β Clinoatacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: |
| β Halite Formula: NaCl Localities: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Herbertsmithite Formula: Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| β Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| β Juangodoyite (TL) Formula: Na2Cu(CO3)2 Type Locality: |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Marshite Formula: CuI |
| β Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite Formula: (Ag,Cu)I |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β Nahcolite Formula: NaHCO3 |
| β Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| β Pseudoboleite Formula: Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β SanromΓ‘nite (TL) Formula: Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 Type Locality: |
| β Santarosaite (TL) Formula: CuB2O4 Type Locality: |
| β Schwartzembergite ? Formula: Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| β Sideronatrite (TL) Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Stilbite-Ca Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| β Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| β Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| β Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| β | '' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Marshite | 3.AA.05 | CuI |
| β | var. Cupro-iodargyrite | 3.AA.05 | (Ag,Cu)I |
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β | Clinoatacamite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β | Herbertsmithite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| β | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| β | Pseudoboleite | 3.DB.10 | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| β | Boleite | 3.DB.15 | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Schwartzembergite ? | 4.KB.10 | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Nahcolite | 5.AA.15 | NaHCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Juangodoyite (TL) | 5.AB.60 | Na2Cu(CO3)2 |
| β | SanromΓ‘nite (TL) | 5.AC.30 | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Chalconatronite | 5.CB.40 | Na2Cu(CO3)2 Β· 3H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| β | Santarosaite (TL) | 6.BD.05 | CuB2O4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| β | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Sideronatrite (TL) | 7.DF.20 | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) Β· 3H2O |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| β | Tyrolite | 8.DM.10 | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 Β· 11H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Stilbite-Ca | 9.GE.10 | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| H | β Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| H | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| H | β Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| H | β Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| H | β Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| H | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| H | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| H | β Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Santarosaite | CuB2O4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| C | β Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| C | β Juangodoyite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 |
| C | β SanromΓ‘nite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| O | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| O | β Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| O | β Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| O | β Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | β Juangodoyite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 |
| O | β SanromΓ‘nite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
| O | β Santarosaite | CuB2O4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| Na | β Halite | NaCl |
| Na | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Na | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | β Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Na | β Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| Na | β Juangodoyite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 |
| Na | β SanromΓ‘nite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | β Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cl | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| Cl | β Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| Cl | β Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Ca | β Stilbite-Ca | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| Ca | β SanromΓ‘nite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Fe | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Cu | β Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Marshite | CuI |
| Cu | β Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cu | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| Cu | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Cu | β Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cu | β Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cu | β Juangodoyite | Na2Cu(CO3)2 |
| Cu | β Santarosaite | CuB2O4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Zn | β Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Ag | β Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Ag | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | β Marshite | CuI |
| I | β Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| I | β Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| Pb | β Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | β SanromΓ‘nite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 |
Localities in this Region
- TarapacΓ‘
- Iquique Province
- Alto Hospicio
- Huantajaya mining district
- Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district
- Alto Hospicio
- Iquique Province
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
- Atacama DesertDesert
South America
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Iquique basinBasin
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Santa Rosa Mine, Huantajaya mining district, Alto Hospicio, Iquique Province, TarapacΓ‘, Chile