Tres Cerros de Santiño, Artigas Department, Uruguayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tres Cerros de Santiño | - not defined - |
| Artigas Department | Department |
| Uruguay | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 57' South , 56° 39' West
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cacoxenite ? Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O Description: (So-called "cacoxenite" inclusions in amethyst usually turn out to be hematite or goethite.) Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite ? | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Artigas Department
- Tres Cerros de Santiño
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Santiño Quarry, Tres Cerros de Santiño, Artigas Department, Uruguay