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Magnetite from
Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176152:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBajo Las Pampitas deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘBajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBajo de Agua Tapada Cu deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘBajo de San Lucas Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘAlumbrera Mine, Puerta de Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘPapachacra pegmatites, Papachacra, Corral Quemado, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘSierra de Fiambalá, Fiambalá, Tinogasta department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘLas Mojarras District, Santa María Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
GUTIERREZ, A. A.
CHONG D., G. y ESPINOZA R., S.. Niveles de exposición de yacimientos del distrito minero Agua de Dionisio (YMAD), Catamarca. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2006, vol.61, n.2, pp. 269-27
Ulrich, T., Heinrich, C. A. (2002) Geology and Alteration Geochemistry of the Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina. Economic Geology, 97 (8) 1865-1888 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.8.1865
Proffett, John M. (2003) Geology of the Bajo de la Alumbrera Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit, Argentina. Economic Geology, 98 (8) 1535-1574 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.8.1535
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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