| Locality type: | Mining District |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Comments: | This mine is the occurence of the well-known rhodochrosite concretions and stalagtites from Argentina. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Putzite
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27550 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27550:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6af52f45-4461-4d32-96a4-efb71f77147e |
| Localities for Tennantite Subgroup in this Region |
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| Bordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| La Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Ortiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup |
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| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘLa Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘNueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘLa Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘOrtiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘBajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 26.8km (16.6 miles) | ⓘLa Blende deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘFarallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| References |
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Paar, Werner H., Roberts, Andrew C., Berlepsch, Peter, Armbruster, Thomas, Topa, Dan, Zagler, Georg (2004) Putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3) ∑8GeS6, a new mineral species from Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1757-1769 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1757 |
