Cerro Ratones, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, Catamarca Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro Ratones | Stratovolcano |
| Salar del Hombre Muerto | Saline Lake |
| Antofagasta de la Sierra Department | Department |
| Catamarca Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 14' 57'' South , 66° 54' 3'' West
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Cerro Ratones is a partly eroded andesitic stratovolcano in Argentina, on the eastern edge of the Puna. The Diablillos-Galán fault zone intersects a volcanic lineament named Archibarca-Ratones beneath the volcano.
The age of the volcano is equivocal; Oligocene ages of 30±3 mya are found but one biotite was dated by Argon-argon dating to be about 7 mya old. Both dates come from lava flows; the older date would make this volcano one of the oldest in the area. Toconquis group ignimbrites crop out next to the Ratones edifice.
The Ojo de Ratones system is located northeast of Cerro Ratones and the Galan giant caldera 70 kilometres (43 mi) in the south.
Elevation: 4283 meters above sea level.
Main Mineralization: Gypsum, Gypsum (Var: Satin Spar), Anhydrite, Pyrite, Chalcocite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Satin Spar Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry (2003) Visita al área del Cerro Ratones, Salar del Hombre Muerto, límite provincial Catamarca-Salta. Reporte personal.
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Ratones |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q21833231 |
External Links
https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1007%2Fs00410-013-0870-9/MediaObjects/410_2013_870_MOESM1_ESM.pdf [Supplement to Kay, S.M., Jones, H.A., Kay, R.W. (2013) Origin of Tertiary to Recent EM- and subduction-like chemical and isotopic signatures in Auca Mahuida region (37°–38°S) and other Patagonian plateau lavas. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 166(1): 165-192.]
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Cerro Ratones, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina