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Sampleite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Sampleite
Formula:NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Habit:thin, lath-like, crystals flattened <010> and elongated <001>.
Colour:pale blue
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Atacamite
Gypsum
Jarosite
Libethenite
Limonite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Libetheniteⓘ5 photos of Sampleite associated with Libethenite at this locality.
Atacamiteⓘ2 photos of Sampleite associated with Atacamite at this locality.
Chrysocolla1 photo of Sampleite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Brochantiteⓘ1 photo of Sampleite associated with Brochantite at this locality.
Oliveniteⓘ1 photo of Sampleite associated with Olivenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sampleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39663:3
GUID (UUID V4):f7b02c74-bfb6-4b58-9038-c14af241d29d
Nearest other occurrences of Sampleite
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘSanta Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘPedro de Valdivia Mine, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Sampleite NaCaCu5 (PO4 )4 Cl ‱ 5H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...40 c = 9.65 Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Chuquicamata, Chile. 9.60 (10), 3.04 (10), 4.30 (8), 1.71 (8)...4.00 10.16 0.90 Total 100.00 100.00 (1) Chuquicamata, Chile; recalculated to 100% after deduction of... Distribution: In Chile, in Antofagasta, from Chuquicamata; at the Fortuna mine, east of Baquedano;...at the Santa Catalina mine, Sierra Gorda district; and from the El Guanaco mine, near Taltal. In Australia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Northern Chile PATRICIO CUADRA C.† AND GONZALO ROJAS S. Superintendencia Geología, Codelco-Chile División...División Radomiro Tomic, Chile Abstract The main copper oxide minerals in the Radomiro Tomic deposit are atacamite...north of the Chuquicamata mine and 40 km north of the town of Calama in the Antofagasta region of northern...northern Chile (Fig. 1), at an elevation of 3,000 m above sea level. The deposit was discovered in 1952...course of an exploration program undertaken by the Chile Exploration Company, which sought the extension
Journal (issue)
RECORD 39(5), 10.08 355-367 The Königskrone topaz mine, Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany 373-381 Olmiite...from the Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa 385-396 An appraisal...Treasure Chest pockets, Jacksons Crossroads Amethyst mine, Wiles Co., Georgia  NAUTILUS INFO 33(09), 12...AustraliĂ« en goud uit de Alpen [Georges Claeys]  Province, NE Brazil 1131-1158 The phosphate mineralization...decavanadate mineral species from the Vanadium Queen mine, La Sal Distrcit, Utah  AGAB MINIBUL 41(8), 10
Journal (issue)
Feature articles Kammererite from the Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey .............................J. F. Poullen Famous Mineral Localities: Chuquicamata, Chile ........... 321 by Robert B. Cook Departments...Record Inc. COVER: KAMMERERITE from the Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey. The crystals, from the collection...(Columbiana, Alabama). The owner o f the fine Old Yuma mine vanadinite pictured on page 195 is Ray DeMark; Ray...y 270 W est n e a r A n im al W o n d erlan d . T el. 501-767-4800 Hot Springs, Arkansas The M ineralogical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SAMPLEITE, A NEW MINERAL FROM CHUQUICAMATA, CHILE Mass.* C. S. Hunr-rur, Jn., Hantard Uniaersity,Combrid...)rCl'sHrO]. Chile. of the ChileExplorationCompany, Chuquicamata, Early in 1940 the Chile Exploration...several unidentified minerals from its mine at Chuquicamata, Chile. One of these minerals, a copper iodate...purification of a sample for chemical analysis. The Chile Exploration Company kindly offered to make the analysis...mineral is named sampleite after Mr. Mat Sample, Assistant General Manager of the Chile Exploration Company
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SEPTEMBER I 9 7 8 , VOL. 4 2, PP. 3 6 9 - 7 1 Sampleite from Jingemia Cave, Western Australia P. J. BRIDGE...Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6ooo SUMMARY. Sampleite from Jingemia Cave, Watheroo (3~176 t6' S. II6...apatire, and malachite are also present. The sampleite occurs as platy spheroidal aggregates to 0"3 mm...artifacts, is believedto be sampleite. A further occurrence of sampleite has been recorded from Brookton...oo' E.), I9O km north of Perth, was found to be sampleite. In Simpson (I95I) this specimen was reported
Journal (issue)
Arlesheim, Switzerland Articles Collector’s diary: Chuquicamata and the Nitrate Pampa ........................in Redfield, Iowa, to begin the long journey to Chile. The diary o f his three-month expedition in search...Smithsonian makes interesting reading. O Traveling to Chile in 1935 was a major undertaking, beginning with...—minerals that he would most likely encounter in Chile —and to obtain his passport and Chilean visa. From...Tocopilla, Chile. The voyage took from July 27 to August 10. The entire collecting trip in Chile lasted from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SW7 5BD, UK Pasaje San Agustin 4045, La Serena, Chile Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University...molybdophosphate from the Lomas Bayas mine, Antofagasta, Chile, the phase was determined to be essentially...Naand Cu-dominant molybdophosphate from Lomas Bayas mine, which was done at the ChemMatCARS, Sector 15, Advanced...a Na-dominant molybdoarsenate from Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile showed it to possess the same structural...molybdophosphate from the Lomas Bayas mine, Antofagasta, Chile, showed it to possess the same structural
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite GERALD GIESTER1,*, UWE KOLITSCH1...from the Hilarion mine, Laurion, Greece, and isotypic sampleite from the Northparkes mine, New South Wales...reflections with Fo 8 4 c (Fo). The structure of sampleite, NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O, was determined from synchrotron...well as by weak hydrogen bonding. A polymorph of sampleite with the chemical formula NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·nH2O...polymorph is topologically identical to that of sampleite (and lavendulan), but the stacking of these sheets
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
close to that of sampleite (NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O) from the Chuquicamata deposit in Chile given in the RRUFF...specific vibrations. In contrast to the spectrum of sampleite, the bands at 828 and 858 cm–1 caused by the As5+–O...NaCaCu5(PO4)4[AsO2(OH)2] · 7H2O Epifanovite Sampleite 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Raman shift, cm–1...Raman spectra of epifanovite (this study) and sampleite (Frost et al., 2007). 2.0 exo 100 Weight loss...and Kloprogge, J.T., Raman spectroscopy of the sampleite group of minerals, J. Raman Spectroscop., 2007
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
G. p. 62 466 Basobismutite 222 Ajo copper district, Arizona, min- e r a l i z a t i o n o f . (...crystallography of . . 228 (Murdoch) Hurlbut, C. S, Jr. SamPleite, a new miaeral frour Chuquica.. ... .. 586 m a...officers and meetmelane. 586 236 ing places. Sampleite. Nominations for officers-l943. . 652 New mineral...dike rocks Mineralizing solutions in the Picher District, Okla.-Kans., move234 ment of. (Stoiber) Mineralogy...sulphidesilicate, immiscibility at Gap 389 Nickel Mine, Penna.. Murdoch, J. Crystallographic notes on cristobalite
Book
On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula is (Mn,Mg)SO o'6H2Owith Mn > Mg and Z : 8. mine, Vulcan, Colorado.Can. Mineral., 24,379-384. DrA-rcA...strongestlines in the Erlianite is found at the Harhada iron mine along the JiningX-ray powder pattern are 2.923(100)...variable and attributed to interfrom the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Associatedminerals are quei- grown opaline...stnrctural with obradovicite. Known only from Chuquicamata,Chile, the integrity. mineral is named for Martin...reference to the artificial compound seum in Copiap6, Chile. K.W.B. CuCrOo0.lHrO (PDF 2l-297). The strongestlines
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu–Mo porphyry and exotic prospect (Atacama region, Chile) were analyzed for major and trace elements, along...elements Stable isotopes Non-traditional isotopes Chile Atacama 1. Introduction The Picaron Cu–Mo porphyry...are located approximately 100 km north-east of the El Salvador Cu–Mo porphyry and within the Atacama region’s...region’s hyper-arid desert climate in northern Chile (Fig. 1). A notable characteristic is thick accumulations...activities (2014–2019) in the wider Greater Victoria District (GVD) were undertaken by First Quantum Minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
as in tremolite and aetinolite). Named from the province Abkhaziya (ASxa3xu), Georgia, Transcaucasia. [M...crystals from Chuquicamata, Chile. Named after Mr. Herman Carl Bellinger, vice-president of the Chile Exploration...amorphous grains in halite from Cerro Pintados, Chile, Named after Charles M. B. Cadwalader, President...crystals. Named after Mr. Mat Sample of Chuquicamata, Chile, where the mineral was found. [M.A. 8-309...Is(PO~)~(OH)6.5H20. Bradleyite, Na~PO4.MgCOs. Sampleite, NaCaCui( PO4),CI.5Hj0. Sarmientite, FeAsO4.Fe(
Book (volume)
Lavrion, Greece (6) and Cu-poor adamite from Ojuela mine, Mexico (7) IR spectra of acid salts (silicates...Locality: Salar de Carcote deposit, El Loa province, Antofagasta, Chile. Description: Colourless crystal...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta province, Argentina (type locality). Description: Colourless...Bandylite 27 CuB(OH)4F Locality: Palestina, Atacama, Chile. Description: Blue crystals from the association...Arsenato-Borates Sussexite 29 Mn2+BO2(OH) Locality: Gonzen mine, Sargans, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Description:
Book (volume)
100. Found at several mines in the Huantajaya district, calcite, embolite, cerargyrite, bromyrite, iodyrite...unstable and AgCl exsolves on standing.^^ Tarapacd, Chile, associated with Sylvite 7 Ref. 1. 015 Goldschmidt...various sulfates in the nitrate deposits of Tarapaca, Chile, and similarly in Peru. In the United States sylvite...amounts at many places in Chile, as at Caracoles in Antofagasta, the Huantajaya district in Tarapaca, and especially...Obtained in notable amounts in the Broken Hill district. New South Wales (bromian pt.). In the United
Book (edition)
ACGAEC Acra del XV Co11greso Geologico Argentino, El Ca/afate ACSc Acta Clremica Sca11di11a1‱ica AE... of CanadaFinal Program and Abstracts Geochimica el Cosmochimica Acta Geologiska Fore11i11ge11S i Stockholm...Cand CSPG Pennskiye gubemskiye wdomo.sti (Perm district ga=elle) Pl,ilosopl,ical Maga=ine Periodico de...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the...104(3). 326-328 □ Achavnlitc, FcSe, hex .. Cacheuta Mine. Ccrro de Cacheuta. Sierra de Cacheuta. Mcndoza
Journal (issue)
many fluorites, especially from the W illiam Wise mine in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. A woodworker since...was caretaker of 362 the famous Kelly mine, M agdalena district (see vol. 20, no. 1, p. 13-24), for over...in the 1970’s. From 1994 until his death he was Mine Marshall at the Kelly under its new owner, Millenium...Oregon. Countless thousands of other fine Kelly mine specimens have also found their way into museums...Bulge), was buried in a special plot near the Kelly mine donated by J. Blue Sheppard. Died, Julian Grier
Book
symbols are used: E — approved by the CNMMN [1466]; El — discredited by the CNMMN [248]; E — “Grandfather”...K(U02)As04*3H20, Tet. Vitreous yellow. Fuemrole mine, Temple Mt., Emery Co., Utah, USA. H= 2-3, Djjj=...brownish-yellow, green, white, etc. Chanarcillo, Chile. H= 3.5, Djj4= 4.434, Dq= 4.45, VHB 04. Friedel...grey, bluish-grey, yellow, light green. Langban mine, Filipstad (near), Varmland, Sweden. H= 5, Djjj=3...5As30ig, E Rhom. Translucent blue-green. Terres mine, St. Ausdell, Cornwall, England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt
Journal (issue)
Atacamit, Cui(OH),CI. ‱ Samplcit ist bisher nur aus Chuquicamata bekanntgeworden, Connellit wurde erstmals von...Atacamit, ebenfalls ein Mineral , da s zuerst aus Chile bekannt wurde. Von den drei Mineralen werden die...their form a tion: Sampleite, Connellite, and Atacamite. The only occurrence of Sampleite known until now...now is Chuquicamata , Chile, while Connellite wa s found at first in Cornwall but has now been detectcd... C. S. : Sam pleite. a ncw mincral from Chuquicamata, Chile . - Amcr. Mincr. 27, 586- 589, Men aslrn
Book
1000° Mots inc. Native Gold on Quartz, Paymaster mine, South Porcupine, Ontario / Photo by Brian Boyle...Marquis imprimeur inc. Barite on Quartz, Rock Candy mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia / Photo by Ken Mayer...Mayer Publisher Pyromorphite, Society Girl mine, Moyie, British Columbia / Photo by Ken Mayer Mineralogical... Ontario Canada Diopside on Grossular, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec / Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil...The Canadian Mineralogist 2 val ( ew ‘ )) AT “EL aye ia a ae daaYepAoNpte Nee Y ; Limonite, Eldorado
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country names are...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...TY EP ie is eet i fro 7 tin tas o/iotewy” el ry: ae ~“ytivee Pahaiecl apeaivent 7 1d sadinee...ye ty a ara id (ean Âź “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County;...lode, Summit County, and in the Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia;
 
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