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Agua del Medio quarry, Sierra La Totora district, Freirina, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chilei
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Agua del Medio quarryQuarry
Sierra La Totora districtDistrict
FreirinaCommune
Huasco ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~70km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188369
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188369:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b497e3c6-69f6-484d-9a0a-0b59dc05d899
Name(s) in local language(s):
Agua del Medio


Agua del Medio is about 5 km square mile area, where a few outcrops and small quarry was mined for titanium, during late 1970 till 1980 aprox.
The Ti bearing minerals are hosted in "white Leucotonalites" rocks
ref.:

Bournat C. (1974); "Estudios del sector de Freirina, UN, Chile.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Pseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Zeunerite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
UUranium
U ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

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