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Puerta Curaco, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 45'' South , 70° 1' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chos Malal11,721 (2016)25.1km
Buta Ranquil2,221 (2017)49.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
263337
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263337:7
GUID (UUID V4):
25e3f9d2-dce5-43cb-8ffc-d1fd18213981


Elevation: 1,208 m. asl.

Located 25 km to the SW of the town of Chos Malal in a straight line and about 5 km to the west of provincial No. 9. It belongs to the formations Agrio and Mulichinco, fossiliferous zone (Ammonoides, petrified Wood, etc.) and with outcrops of asphalt rocks.

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3 valid minerals.

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Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
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'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

References

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Montagna, A.O., Ponce, J.J., Buhler, M. (2014) Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Ponce, J.J., Montagna, A.O., Carmona, N. (2014) Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Teórica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Tauber, S. (2014) Visita a la zona, Noviembre de 2014.

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