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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Mirabilite
Formula:Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Blödite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mirabilite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466911
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466911:1
GUID (UUID V4):00416776-b7d6-4a17-996b-61996b24ac2a
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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
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)
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...X-ray diffraction data for copiapite, Rammelsberg Mine, Harz, Germany 32. X-ray diffraction data for fibroferrite...johannite, Happy Jack Mine, Utah 36. X-ray diffraction data for zippeite, Happy Jack Mine, Utah 37. X-ray diffraction
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
Report (issue)
1890(9) X-ray Powder Pattern: Oficina Alemania, Chile. 10.29 (100), 3.456 (35), 2.865 (35), 2.594 (30)...35 Total 100.71 100.00 • (1) Oficina Lautaro, Chile. (2) Na3 (NO3 )(SO4 ) H2 O. Occurrence: Widespread...cavities in cemented regolith, in an arid region (Chile); in saline arid soil (Death Valley, California...blödite, mirabilite, epsomite, halite, anhydrite. Distribution: In Chile, in Antofagasta, from Oficina...Lautaro, Pampa del Toro, Taltal district, in thick veins from Chuquicamata, and widespread in other nitrate
Report (issue)
epsomite, mirabilite, halite, gypsum. Distribution: In Chile, in the Tarapacá district, and elsewhere...aggregating billions of tons; also at Chuquicamata, Antofagasta. Other studied occurrences include: in...in the Los Manos Cave, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Death Valley and along the Armagosa
Report (issue)
Mirabilite Na2 SO4 • 10H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...Atacama Desert, Tarapacá, and at Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. In the USA, at Soda Lake, San Luis...J. Fahey (1970) Ice-clear mirabilite from Salar de Pintados, northern Chile. Mineral. Record, 1, 12–25
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with porphyry-Cu deposits, Atacama Desert, Chile: Elemental and isotopic constraints on water sources...porphyry copper deposit, Atacama Desert, northern Chile, to study waterporphyry copper ore bodies interaction...recovered elsewhere in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. In contrast, groundwaters recovered within and...Meigh et al., 1999). The Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the driest region on Earth, receives <10 mm/a rainfall..., 2003), ground and surface waters in northern Chile are highly variable in concentration of total dissolved
Report (issue)
(marine salt deposits); halite, thénardite, mirabilite (lacustrine salt deposits). Distribution: From...Ischl and Hallstatt, Austria. In the Stassfurt district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. From Kaluszyn, Poland...Valley, Torrance Co., New Mexico. At Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. In the Mayo and Warcha mines, Salt
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
Book (volume)
masses associated with thenardite, glauberite, and mirabilite are found in the Verde Valley, Yavapai County...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/journal/minerals Review Evolution of Acid Mine Drainage Formation in Sulphidic Mine Tailings Bernhard Dold SUMIRCO...EIRL), Casilla 28, San Pedro de la Paz 4130000, Chile; E-Mail: bernhard.dold@gmail.com; Tel.: +56-9-7762-6394...Sulphidic mine tailings are among the largest mining wastes on Earth and are prone to produce acid mine drainage...Keywords: mining; metal; tailings; oxidation; acid mine drainage; waste management; pollution; solubility;...sustainability Minerals 2014, 4 622 1. Introduction Mine tailings are among the largest mining wastes on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF THE NITRATE DEPOSITSOF CHILE. II. DARAPSKITE, .HrO' (SOn) Naa(NOa) GBoncBE. EnrcrsBu...ties, is widespread in the nitrate deposits of Chile. It occurs as euhedral crystals in cavities and...saline minerals found in the nitrate deposits of Chile. The fi.rst paper (Mrose and Ericksen, 1970) was...with the Instituto de fnvestigaciones Geol6gicasof Chile. Darapskite, Nas(NOr)(SOr).HrO, first described...(1391) and named for Luis Darapsky of Santiago, Chile, is a widespread mineral in the Chilean nitrate
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
illustrated Encyclopedi of the World’s Rocks and Mine re L A R E N MI OF THE WORLD Rudolf Duda and...of halite (ie rock salt), sylvite, carnallite, mirabilite, anhydrite, gypsum, borax, ulexite, pneumatolysis...Caucasus — crystals up to 1.5 cm (USSR), Getchell Mine — Nevada (USA) e Application: ore (extraction of...Badenweiler — Schwarzwald (FRG), in large masses in (Chile) and (Bolivia) e Application: copper ore. Kermesite... Andreasberg (FRG), Pribram (Czechoslovakia), (Chile), (Mexico), (USA) and (USSR) e Application: silver
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
Book
org/details/geologyofchile0000unse The Geology of Chile • The Geologica l Society of London Books Editorial...T. & GIBBO, s, W . (eds) 2007 . The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society, London. CHARRIER, R., PINTO...the Andean Orogeo in Chile. Jn: MORENO, T. & GrnsoNs, W. (eds) The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society...Society, London, 21-114. The Geology of Chile EDITED BY TERESA MORENO Earth Sciences Institute 'J aume...\ii . Grosjean 13. Field excursion from central Chile to the Atacama De<,crt. W. Gibbons & -1. Moreno
Book
of halite (ie rock salt), sylvite, carnallite, mirabilite, anhydrite, gypsum, borax, ulexite, pneumat...Caucasus - crystals up to 1.5 cm (USSR), Getchell Mine - Nevada (USA) •Application: ore (extraction of...Badenweiler - Schwarzwald (FRG), in large masses in (Chile) and (Bolivia)• Application: copper ore. Kermesite... Andreasberg (FRG), Prfbram (Czechoslovakia), (Chile), (Mexico), (USA) and (USSR) • Application: silver...200 kg (USSR), San Sebastian (Mexico), Coquimbo (Chile), Red Cloud (Colorado) and Calaveras Co. (California)
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
Book
nuggets Include one of 153kg (3371b), found in Chile, and one of 93kg (2051b), found in Hill End (Australia)...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Butte (Montana, USA), Bisbee (Arizona, USA), Chuquicamata (Chile), Tsumeb (Namibia), Peru and Russia. Colour:...quantities are mined in the USA, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and Zambia. Colour: copper-red or bronze...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)
Book
nuggets Include one of 153kg (3371b), found in Chile, and one of 93kg (2051b), found in Hill End (Australia)...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Butte (Montana, USA), Bisbee (Arizona, USA), Chuquicamata (Chile), Tsumeb (Namibia), Peru and Russia. Colour:...quantities are mined in the USA, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and Zambia. Colour: copper-red or bronze...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)
Book
Universidad de Concepci6n Casilla 4107 Concepci6n, Chile ISBN 978-3-642-88284-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-88282-1.... . . . 37 The Metalliferous Ore Deposits of Chile and Argentina, and Their Geologic Framework J. Oyarzun.... . . . . . . . . . . 147 X Contents El Aguilar Mine: An Ordovician Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Lead-Zinc...Sulfides in the Greenstone Belt of South-Central Chile - An Overview G. Alfaro and S. Callao . . . . ....Formation and Massive Sulfide Orebodies, South-Central Chile: Geologic and Isotopic Aspects S. Callao, G. Alfaro
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
Report (chapter)
closed-basin lakes, in rock outcrops, and in mines and mine wastes has been noted since early antiquity. The...rocks, coal deposits, metallic ore deposits, and mine wastes. The composition of the salts reflects the...have been found in arid regions, as at Copaquire, Chile; chalcanthite was also a minor ore in the oxidized...was shipped in large quantities from the Bluestone mine, Nevada (Palache et al. 1951). Many of the soluble...is a massive sulfide that hosts extremely acidic mine waters, some with negative pH values (Nordstrom
 
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