 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALOGY OF THREE SULPHATE DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN CHILE* Moss' Menr C. BaNov, HaraardUniaersity,Combri'd'ge...of Chuquicamata, euerena, and Alcaparrosa, three sulphate deposits near calama, in Northern chile. The...of these minerals are known only from northern chile and twelve are known only from these three deposits...study of the mineralogy of Chuquicamata, euetena and. Alcaparrosa in Northern chile forms the basis of this...this paper. The writer worked for five years at Chuquicamata and had ample opportunity to study the deposits |  | | Report (issue) | | 99.51 100.00 (1) La Campania, Chile. (2) Sierra Gorda [district], Chile; corresponds to K1.98 Na6.02 3+...Voltaite, botryogen, ferrinatrite, coquimbite, copiapite, sideronatrite, metasideronatrite, jarosite, alunogen...Campi Flegrei, near Naples, Campania; in the Cetine mine, 20 km southwest of Siena, Tuscany; from the Grotto...Cochise Co., Arizona. In Chile, in Antofagasta, at Quetena, west of Calama; Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos...southwest of Calama, and at Chuquicamata. In Argentina, from the Santa Bárbara sulfur mine, El Palmar district |  | | Report (issue) | | 29(6)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Sierra Gorda district, Chile. 7.92 (FFF), 8.69 (FF), 10.36 (F), 3.46 (F)...06 Total 99.63 100.00 (1) Sierra Gorda district, Chile. (2) Fe2 O(SO4 )2 8H2 O. • Occurrence: An...Association: Metahohmannite, copiapite, amarantite, sideronatrite (Sierra Gorda district, Chile); chalcanthite, picromerite...fibroferrite, copiapite (Chuquicamata, Chile); metahohmannite, sulfur, cinnabar (Redington mine, California...Distribution: In Chile, in Antofagasta, from near Caracoles, Sierra Gorda district, and at Alcaparrosa |  | | Report (issue) | | 27.254(8) Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Konomai mine, Hokkaido, Japan. 3.54 (10), 3.41 (9), 5.57 (7)...metavoltine, römerite, hexahydrite, coquimbite, copiapite, rhomboclase, krausite, jarosite, goldichite,...Italy. Large crystals in the Rio Tinto mine, Huelva Province, Spain. In Slovakia, at Smolnı́k (Szomolnok)...Kremnica (Kremnitz), Czech Republic. At the Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains, Germany. In the Rozdol...At Saghand, Yazd district, Iran. In Chile, at Chuquicamata, Quetena, west of Calama, and Alcaparrosa |  | | Report (issue) | | (2M) X-ray Powder Pattern: Sierra Gorda [district], Chile. 10.15 (FFF), 3.01 (FF), 3.38 (F), 2.68 (F)...20.95 15.43 17.33 99.31 (1) Sierra Gorda [district], Chile; corresponds to Na1.96Fe1.00(SO4)1.92(OH)1...Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH)∙3H2O. (3) Xitieshan lead-zinc deposit, Qinghai Province, China; total includes K2O = 0.23, MgO = 0.1,...iron-rich deposits in very arid climates, may be post-mine; also formed by alteration of pyrite by saline water...Association: Metasideronatrite, ferrinatrite, copiapite, voltaite, melanterite, halotrichite, uklonskovite |  | | Report (issue) | | 85 Total 99.79 100.00 (1) Tierra Amarilla, Chile. (2) Fe2 (SO4 )3 • 9H2 O. Polymorphism & Series:...associated with fumarolic activity. Association: Copiapite, paracoquimbite, voltaite, szomolnokite, römerite...localities in Chile: from Tierra Amarilla, southeast of Copiapó, Atacama; at Quetena, west of Calama, from Chuquicamata...Chuquicamata, and at Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, Antofagasta. In the USA,...at Bisbee, Cochise Co., and from the United Verde mine, Jerome, Yavapai Co.; near Borate, San Bernardino |  | | Report (issue) | | = 7.22 Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Alcaparrosa, Chile. 4.99 (FFF), 3.11 (FFF), 5.83 (F), 3.60 (mF), 2...96 39.06 21.98 Total 100.59 • (1) Alcaparrosa, Chile. (2) Fe(SO4 )(OH) 2H2 O. 100.00 SO3 Fe2 O3 H2...by alteration of other sulfates. Association: Copiapite, cuprocopiapite, butlerite, jarosite, melanterite...fibroferrite. Distribution: From Chuquicamata, at Quetena, west of Calama, and Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos...Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, Antofagasta, Chile. In the Santa Elena mine, Quebrada de La Alcaparrosa |  | | Report (issue) | | • Fe2+ Fe3+ 4 (SO4 )6 (OH)2 20H2 O Copiapite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal...Fe2 O3 Mineral Group: 25.55 FeO H2 O insol. Copiapite group. Occurrence: A secondary mineral formed...localities, with well studied material from: in Chile, at Tierra Amarilla, southeast of Copiapó, Atacama;...near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, and at Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. In the USA, in California, from...Springs, Inyo Co., Sulphur Bank, Lake Co., the Alma mine, Leona Heights, Alameda Co., and elsewhere; from |  | | Report (issue) | | [010, perfect; 101 imperfect.] (by analogy with copiapite). Hardness = 2.5 D(meas.) = 2.23 D(calc.) = [2...28 α = 93◦ 510 X-ray Powder Pattern: Quetena, Chile. (ICDD 19-394). 3.56 (100), 8.81 (80), 5.82 (50)...30.08 (1) Chuquicamata, Chile. (2) CuFe4 (SO4 )6 (OH)2 20H2 O. • Mineral Group: Copiapite group. Occurrence:...secondary mineral probably formed by reaction between copiapite and copper sulfate-bearing solutions, preserved...Distribution: Name: Copiapite, parabutlerite, chalcanthite, jarosite. In Chile, from Chuquicamata and at Quetena |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | •EOLO•ISTS JUNE-JULY, 1944 OXIDATION No. AT CHUQUICAMATA, 4 CHILE. O. W. JARRELL. CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction........... 255 General Geological Features at Chuquicamata .................... 258 Location and Physiography...Mineralization ........... The Groundwater at Chuquicamata .............................. The Relation...oxidation at Chuquicamata. Following is a description of the general geological features at Chuquicamata which...zone of partial oxidation which over much of the mine separatesthe sulphideand oxidized orebodies. Finally |  | | Report (issue) | | = 5.84–5.87 X-ray Powder Pattern: United Verde mine, Arizona, USA. 4.97 (FF), 3.15 (F), 3.59 (mF), 3... 101.46 100.00 38.96 21.97 (1) United Verde mine, Arizona, USA. (2) Fe(SO4 )(OH) • 2H2 O. Polymorphism...fumarolic conditions from mine fires. Association: Parabutlerite, copiapite, fibroferrite, other iron...Verde copper mine, Jerome, Yavapai Co., Arizona; at the Lone Star mine, La Bajada district, Santa Fe Co...New Mexico; in the Dexter No. 7 mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael district, Emery Co., Utah; from near Cimarron |  | | Report (issue) | | c = 8.69(1) Z=6 X-ray Powder Pattern: Cetine mine, Italy. 7.78 (100), 2.909 (87), 3.430 (66), 2.938...11.57 Total 100.07 100.00 (1) Sierra Gorda, Chile; total originally given as 100.11%. (2) Na3 Fe(SO4...Metavoltine, copiapite, coquimbite, sideronatrite, tamarugite, quenstedtite, römerite (Chile); gypsum,...rostite (Cetine mine, Italy). Distribution: From various localities in the Atacama Desert, Chile, as at Mina...Bayos, southwest of Calama, from Quetena, west of Calama, and at Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. From Vesuvius |  | | Report (issue) | | c = 7.656 Z = 18 X-ray Powder Pattern: Cetine mine, Italy. 12.10 (100), 4.57 (53), 6.98 (42), 4.07...krausite, coquimbite, parabutlerite, butlerite, copiapite, epsomite, gypsum, pyrite. Distribution: Worldwide...material from: in Chile, at Tierra Amarilla, near Coquimbó, Atacama; from Quetena, west of Calama, and at Chuquicamata...Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. Thick beds in the Santa Elena mine, Quebrada de La Alcaparrosa, San Juan Province, Argentina...Co., and in the Redington mine, Knoxville, Napa Co.; from the Shattuck mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; |  | | Report (issue) | | 65(2)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Sierra Gorda [district], Chile. 11.25 (FFF), 8.69 (FFF), 3.57 (FF), 3.05...35.81 28.28 Total 100.23 100.00 (1) Paposa, Chile. (2) Fe2 O(SO4 )2 7H2 O. • Occurrence: A secondary...chalcanthite, copiapite, coquimbite, sideronatrite. Distribution: In Chile, in Antofagasta, from the Union...Union mine, Reventon district, near Paposo, at the Compania mine, east of Sierra Gorda; from Quetena,... west of Calama, Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama, and at Chuquicamata; at Tierra |  | | Report (issue) | | c = 7.11–7.14 X-ray Powder Pattern: Quetena, Chile. 8.86 (FFF), 2.998 (F), 6.29 (mF), 5.11 (mF), 5...28 9.64 32.53 Total 99.51 100.00 (1) Redington mine, California, USA. (2) MgFe(SO4 )2 (OH) • 7H2 O....pyrite, especially in arid climates. Association: Copiapite, amarantite, hohmannite, coquimbite, voltaite...Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains, Germany. In Chile, in Antofagasta, at Chuquicamata, Quetena...west of Calama, and Alcaparrosa, near Cerritos Bayos, southwest of Calama. From the Santa Elena mine, Quebrada |  | | Report (issue) | | 90◦ 32(10)0 X-ray Powder Pattern: Island Mountain mine, California, USA. 4.79 (10), 4.03 (9), 5.05 (5)... Total 99.76 100.00 2+ 3+ (1) Tierra Amarilla, Chile; corresponds to Fe0.97 Fe2.02 (SO4 )3.98 • 13.81H2...uncommonly a volcanic sublimate. Association: Copiapite, melanterite, voltaite, halotrichite, szomolnokite... Distribution: In Germany, from the Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz Mountains; at Pfaffenreuth, near...Tmavýdůl coal mine, near Rtyně, and from Přı́bram, Czech Republic. In the Kamariza mine, Laurium, Greece |  | | Report (issue) | | 262(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Középső-György mine, Hungary. 4.78 (100), 3.484 (75), 6.02 (35), 4.29...44.51 Total 99.25 100.00 (1) Középső-György mine, Hungary; after subtraction of ferrohexahydrite...fumaroles and hot springs. Association: Melanterite, copiapite, gypsum, epsomite, alunogen. Distribution: Widespread...Naples, Campania, Italy. From the Középső-György mine, Recsk, Mátra Mountains, Hungary. At Falun, Sweden...Thuringia, Germany. In the USA, from the Alum Mountain district, Grant Co., New Mexico; at the Sulfur Hole prospect |  | | 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 (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 |  | Dyar, M. D., Breves, E., Jawin, E., Marchand, G., Nelms, M., O'Connor, V., Peel, S., Rothstein, Y., Sklute, E. C., Lane, M. D., Bishop, J. L., Mertzman, S. A. (2013) Mossbauer parameters of iron in sulfate minerals. American Mineralogist, 98 (11) 1943-1965 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4604 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | similar to those observed at Arad Samra, and copiapite and parabutlerite could be present at Tyrone Mount...1 Rhomboclase Alcaparra, Chile ML-S85 29.1.1.1 Rhomboclase Alcaparra, Chile ML-S89 29.1.1.1 Rhomboclase...Bay, Alcaparrosa, Chile ML-S84 29.4.4.1 Ferrinatrite Sierra Gorda, Cahacoles, Chile R6214 29.4.4.1 Ferrinatrite...Antofagaste, Chile VZO105/106 29.4.6.1 Metavoltine Mina Alcaparrosa, Calama, Atacama Desert, Chile G2677 29...29.4.6.1 Metavoltine Cetine Mine, Siena, Tuscany, Italy VZO1142 29.5.1.1 Krausite Sulfur Hole, Mule Canyon |  | | Report (issue) | | (2) 37.29 11.87 4.69 Total 99.74 • (1) Quetena, Chile. (2) MgAl2 (SO4 )4 22H2 O. 100.00 SO3 Al2 O3 MgO...melanterite, copiapite, gypsum. Distribution: Widespread, so only a few localities are listed. In Chile, abundant...Tarapacá; at Quetena, west of Calama, and Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. In the USA, in New Mexico, from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | kroehnkite, Chuquicamata, Chile 3. X-ray diffraction data for ferrinatrite, La Campania, Antofagasta, Chile...pisanite, Chuquicamata, Chile 13. X-ray diffraction data for chalcanthite, Coquimbo, Chile 14. X-ray...sideronatrite, Chile 27. X-ray diffraction data for natrochalcite, Chuquicamata, Chile 28. X-ray diffraction...California 31. X-ray diffraction data for copiapite, Rammelsberg Mine, Harz, Germany 32. X-ray diffraction...johannite, Happy Jack Mine, Utah 36. X-ray diffraction data for zippeite, Happy Jack Mine, Utah 37. X-ray diffraction |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | kilometers (4,700 miles) from Colombia in the north to Chile in the south. They contain peaks second in height...meters (22,205 feet), Tocorpuri on the border of Chile and Bolivia is 6,873 meters (22,550 feet), and the...feet), marks the boundary between Argentina and Chile. Incredibly deep valleys and impassable terrain...margin of South America, from Colombia to the tip of Chile. divide into two ranges and bound a high-altitude...Volch Pomerape (6,282 meters) on the border of Chile and Bolivia. These volcanoes, like hundreds of others |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natrochalcite (a new mineral ), and other Sulphates from Chile; by Cuarues PatacuE and C. H. Warren. THE minerals...comes from the mining district of Chuquicamata in the Province of Antofagasta, Chile. It was obtained from...with an earthy yellow iron sulphate which may be copiapite. These crystals reach a diameter of 1°5°" and...kréhnkite also show occasional inclusions of copiapite, brochantite and atacamite; none of the other...Chaleanthite is in the form of granular crusts, copiapite and botryogen in granular masses of no distinct |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND NEWS CASTANITE FROM CHUQUICAMATA,CHILE Manr C. BaNnv, Chuquicamata,Chile. A very complete description...mineral species, came from Sierra Gorda, near Chuquicamata. As stated by Professor Rogers in the introduction...2SOa.7HzO). A study of the sulphate minerals at Chuquicamata is being made and it is believed that the following...CasraNrre Practically all of the oxide minerals at Chuquicamata have been formed under arid conditions and from...elevation of the ground water in the vicinity of the mine varies greatly, both becauseof the nature of the |
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