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Brochantite from
Amor Mine, El Salado, Chañaral, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1 photo of Brochantite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amor Mine, El Salado, Chañaral, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:338710
Long-form Identifier:1:3:338710:8
GUID (UUID V4):4defca4e-02c7-46fa-9f45-ede3b9d8a131
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Brochantite Downloaded by [Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi]...Universitesi] at 20:25 14 March 2016 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when most green...acicular copper minerals were routinely labeled brochantite, a seemingly inexhaustible supply of such specimens...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times... and although the once implied abundance of brochantite may be burned permanently into the minds of older
Book (edition)
V Xe Yb y Zn Zr Abbreviations Used in Glossary amor. cub. dimorph. hex. incl. Sir. mon. orth. polymorph...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...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
Report (issue)
leadhillite, lanarkite, caledonite, linarite, brochantite, malachite, mimetite, pyromorphite, wulfenite... Siberia. From Sidi-Amor-ben-Salem, Tunisia. Fine crystals at the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco...Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. In the USA, from the Wheatley mine, Phoenixville...Idaho, from the Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d’Alene district, in the Hypotheek mine, south of Kingston, and the...in the Eureka Hill mine, Tintic district, Juab Co., Utah; from the Grand Reef mine, Graham Co., Arizona
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symbols are used: E — approved by the CNMMN [1466]; El — discredited by the CNMMN [248]; E — “Grandfather”...Mon. — monoclinic; Trie. — triclinic (anorthic); Amor. — amorphous. Following the crystal system is a...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
Book (edition)
Isometric. Ala- braunsteiukies, Leonh.; h\\imenha,chile, Breith. brun; ; steinblende, Blumenbach ; glance...Allophane. AUophan. ALLOPHANB. AlaSiOs+GHjO. Amor- Allophan, Strom.; phous. elhuyarit, Sack aluminite;...Hochstetter. C44H66O6 (?). Amorphous. Near Succinite. Amor- Amhrosine, Shep. phous. Amesite. See Coruadophilite... Nephrite or Jade: Agate Bomare; amazonenstein mine, verdStre, CondaHochaxe-stone, Lenz; barkk5, Lem;...Blumen. CuCla, 3 Cu Orthorhombic. Arsenille, (0H)3. Chile atakamit botallackite, Ch urch chaux cuivreuse unie
Book (edition)
~lichacl Fleischer AbbreviationsUsed in Glossary amor. amorphous cub. cubic dimorph. dimorphous ...Ca1. 2 (Ti,Zr ,Nb) 5 0 ::r 10 12 ·9H 2 0 (?),amor., forms a serieswith Manganbelyankinite, 37, 882...tellurite, 29, 211-225 l 1944) anchardite = Brochantite, 58, 562 (1973) \ende = Sphalerite Blixite...(1963) 14 Bolivarite, Al 2 (PO4 )(OH))-4-5H 2 0, amor. Boltwoodite, K 2 (UO 2 h (SiO 3 ) 2 (OHh ·5H 2...Abukumalite Brocenite = Beta-fergusonite-(Ce) Brochantite, Cu4 (SO4 ) (OH) 6 , mon., emerald-green 16
Book (edition)
Allophan. See Allophane . ALLOPHANE . Al,Si05+6H20 . Amor phous. Allophan , Strom. ; ehujarit ; elhuyarit...(1). Amorphous. Ambrosine, Shep. Near Succinite. Amor phous. Amesite. See Corundophilite. Améthiste basaltine... CuCla, 3 Cu (OH )2. Orthorhombic. Arsenille, Chile ; atakamit ; botallackite, Church; chaux cuivreuse...calamine, Patrin ; mes singbluthe, Germ.; mine de laiton, Patrin ; mine de laiton de Pise ; ori. chalcite, Glock...lefver slag, Wall.; liver -colored copper ore ; mine de cuivre panaché ou violet ; Brochant; minera cupri
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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 (volume)
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...England. Found in large amounts at many places in Chile, as at Caracoles in Antofagasta, the Huantajaya...district in Tarapaca, and especially Chanarcillo in Atacama; bromian varieties are found at many of the localities...Silver City district, Owyhee County, Idaho, Poorman mine, where masses weighing many pounds were especially
braunite 81 brazilianite 67, 67 breunnerite 39 brochantite 59, 59 bronzite 98 brookite 34 brucite 36, 37...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should...vermilion. The best crystals are found at Chanarcillo, Chile. Proustite is found in many of the silver districts
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braunite 81 brazilianite 67, 67 breunnerite 39 brochantite 59, 59 bronzite 98 brookite 34 brucite 36, 37...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Pren1ier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to
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braunite 81 brazilianite 67, 67 breunnerite 39 brochantite 59, 59 bronzite 98 brookite 34 brucite 36,...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should...vermilion. The best crystals are found at Chanarcillo, Chile. Proustite is. found in many of the silver districts
Report (issue)
Attacolite A1,03, Al2O3 P2O5, Fe,O3, CaO, MnO , Chile ; atakamit ; botallackite, Church ; H20 . Attakolith...Germ .; mine de laiton , thumerstone, James . ; thumite ; yano Aurichalcum Patrin ; mine de laiton...BOURNONITE , Jameson . PbCuSbSg. Antimoine sulfure mine de cuivre panaché ou violet ; Ortb . rhombic. ...See Limonite . Brocatello . See Calcite. BROCHANTITE , Lery. Cu S04(OH )6 )6.. Brown hematite. See...Pyroxene, and Seybertite. Brongnartine. See Brochantite. native magnesia, Bruce ; nemalite, Nutt.; nemalith
Journal (volume)
2007 PAPERS Zoned oxidation deposits in Tynebottom Mine, Garrigil1, Cumbria Trevo r F. Bridges and David...Copper·bearing silica gel from the walls of the Tankardstown mine, Co. Waterford, Treland Stephen Moreton 10-17 ...and 1. Ike Wilson 52-54 Powellite from Benallt mine, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd: a first Welsh occurrence...Tom F. Cotterell 54-55 Cesarolite from Frongoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales Tom F. Cotterell...55-56 PAPER Corkite and hinsdalite from Frongoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales, including evidence
Journal (issue)
U. S. A. The official Joun1al cf the Rocks and Mine,alt Aaoc~ation 2 ROCKS AND MINERALS e I I I I...group or party, to the name of a person, county, mine, mountain, or some other prominent locality where...schwartzembergite from Cerro Gordo, Chile; atacamite from Atacama, Chile; carnallite from Stassfurt, Germany;...Carolina; rubies and sapphires from the Cu lsagee Mine near Franklin, North Carolina; common corundum f...by many crystals f rom tbt old locality of Woods Mine, T exas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Jefferis
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et oxychlorure de cuivre) ; d'Atacamite et de Brochantite (oxychlorure et sulfate basique de cuivre) ;...oxychlorure et silicate de cuivre) ; de Malachite, de Brochantite et de Limonite MINÉRAUX DU PÉROU . 15 (carbonate...de fer hydraté) ; enfin , de Chalcosine, de Brochantite et d'Ataca mite (sulfure, sulfate basique et...guano , tant de la Punta de > Lobos, dans la province de Tarapacá, que dans celui des îles Guañape et...3 mètres de profondeur. . Punta de Lobos. - Province de Tarapacá . Cette momie est celle d'un individu
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stood atop the “mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells...Cullinan in honor of the superintendent of the Premier Mine in which it had been found, it was sold to the Transvaal...attractiveness. Miners working the Proprietary Block 14 Mine discovered and removed the matrix from its pocket...1886, when he went underground into a Cornish tin mine in search of crystals. During his lifetime he collected
Journal (issue)
$6.00 Descloizite vs. Mottramite from the Whale Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark Co., Nevada Tony Nikischer...recently acquired a stash of material from the Whale Mine, a rather obscure and defunct locality in the Goodsprings...Mining District of Clark County, Nevada. The Whale Mine consisted of underground workings about 400 feet...Specimens labeled as “cuprodescloizite” from the Whale Mine date back at least as far back as the late 1940s...descloizite (Castor, 2004). Figure 1: A typical Whale Mine specimen labeled as mottramite. It occurs as densely
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stood atop the "mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells...Cullinan in honor of the superintendent of the Premier Mine in which it had been found, it was sold to the Transvaal...attractiveness. Miners working the Proprietary Block 14 Mine discovered and removed the matrix from its pocket...1886, when he went underground into a Cornish tin mine in search of crystals. During his lifetime he collected
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Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...photographic industry, jewelry, electronics. Gold, 411 mm. El Dorado, California. U.S.A. Gold Au CUBIC • •...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets
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effects are of- monoclinic, and triclinic systems. Amor- ten found, particularly in labradorite. 17 Mohs’...Etna/Italy; Flekla/lceland; Hawai, Califorma/USA; Chile; Peru. Similar to: -- ~ 2 < 3< alunite. fP)...Etna/Italy; Saskatchewan/Canada; New Mexico; Texas/USA; Chile; Peru; India. Simi- 6 4 lar to: halite, anhydrite...Czechoslovakia; Campania/Italy; Urals/USSR; Iran; Chile; California, New Mexico/USA. Ulexite NaCa[B506(0H)6]...Tuscanny/Italy; Kaps region/USSR; California, Nevada/USA; Atacama/ Chile; Argentina; Peru. Similar to: colemanite, datolite
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only 1n rhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic systems Amor- appearance of common opal is caused by the reflection...Etna/Italy; Hekla/Iceland; Hawai, California/USA; Chile; Peru. Similar to: al unite. • Epsonite 3◄ bitter...Etna/Italy; Saskatchewan/Canada; New Mexico; Texas/USA; Chile; Peru; India. Similar to: halite, anhydrite. 28...Czechoslovakia; Campania/ltaly; Urals/USSR; Iran ; Chile; California, New Mexico/USA. Ulexite (1) Boron...Kaps region/USSR; California , Nevada/USA; Atacama/ Chile; Argentina; Peru. Similar to: colemanite, datolite
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)...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...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION
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sources and the development of knowledge needed to mine and extract the tin and use it to alloy with different...plentiful, as in present-day Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Development of brass Brass, the alloy of copper...historically for the recovery of copper from waste mine waters, and, as is well known, the knowledge was...the galvanic deposition of copper from aeruginous mine waters even produced a minor industry in the form...sulfates by a variety of routes. For example, brochantite may react with sodium chloride to become atacamite
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ly in rhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic systems. Amor- appea rance of common opal is caused by the reflection...Etna/Italy; Hekla/lceland; Hawai, California/USA; Chile; Peru. Similar to: alunite. Epsonite 3 ◄ bitter...Etna/Italy; Saskatchewan/Canada; New Mexico; Texas/USA; Chile; Peru; India. Similar to: halite, anhydrite. 28...Czechoslovakia; Campania/ltaly; Urals/USSR; Iran; Chile; California , New Mexico/USA. Ulexite NaCa[B5 0...Kaps region/USS R; California , Nevada/USA; Atacama/ Chile; Argentina; Peru . Similar to : colemanite
 
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