Bahía Blanca salt mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Bahía Blanca salt mine | Mine |
Salar Grande | - not defined - |
Iquique Province | Province |
Tarapacá | Region |
Chile | Country |
Name(s) in local language(s): | Salina Bahía Blanca |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 20° 52' 57'' South , 70° 2' 0'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -20.88250,-70.03340 |
GeoHash: | G#: 6kq1nq7nx |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | BWk : Cold desert climate |
Large salt mine, located in the northern part of the Salar Grand salt lake.
Regions containing this locality
South America | Continent |
Altiplano Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Atacama Desert, Chile | Desert |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Reference: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salina_Bah%C3%ADa_Blanca |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
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AX | |||
ⓘ | Halite | 9.1.1.1 | NaCl |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Cretaceous - Jurassic 66 - 201.3 Ma ID: 3190813 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (66 - 201.3 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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External Links
http://mapcarta.com/20143646
http://www.turismochile.com/en/salar-grande/