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Bornite from
Estrella mine, Cabeza de Vaca mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estrella mine, Cabeza de Vaca mining district, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547156:0
GUID (UUID V4):c8ae2fef-d66f-4fdc-994e-63a7ff14a769
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PRODUCTS OF SUPERGENE OXIDATION, COPIAPo MINING DISTRICT, NORTHERN CHILE R. H. Snr.rroE, Deportnlentof Geology...numerous deposits of the Copiap6 mining district of northern Chile copper and copper-iron sulfides persist...converted to normal covellite; hyrogene bornite to "anomalous bornite", idaite, chalcopyrite, and normal covellite;...distinct from synthetic Cu; s,Ire,Sor-. "Anomalous bornite', in these ores possessesat least 2 r'eight percent...percent more sulfur than optically-normal, hypogene bornite. These anal],tical data necessitate the revision
Report (issue)
7.84 c = 11.01 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Ani mine, Japan. Many of the reported associations of digenite...7 (3) 77.6 22.4 100.9 102.8 100.0 (1–2) Ani mine, Japan; by electron microprobe. All specimens contained... (3) Cu7 S4 . Occurrence: mine, Japan). In a drusy quartz vein (Ani mine, Japan); in a Kuroko ore deposit...(Matsumine Association: Djurleite, covellite (Ani mine, Japan); yarrowite, spionkopite, djurleite, wittichenite...wittichenite, tennantite, chalcopyrite, bornite (Yarrow Creek, Canada); in red beds (Timna Formation, Israel;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry, Academy Sinica, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China (Accepted after revision...oxidized ore containing chalcocite, covellite, bornite, and other secondary copper sulfides; and (3) intensely...following sequence of minerals: chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)-bornite (CusFeS4)-idaite (Cu3FeS4)-covellite(CuS)-yarrowite...tarnishes by the formation of films of FeO (OH), bornite, idaite, covellite, anilite, and chalcocite. The... 1 ). Since July 1982, a 2 million tpy open pit mine and mill complex is being operated by the Hindustan
Book
.....• ••~.. lnstituto Tecnol6gico i ~ GeoMinero de Espana Special Publication No. 8 f_o_r_G~e~o-lo_g_y_...CARDOZO Universidad Nacional de lngenieria, and Newmont Peru Limited Gerente de Exploraciones Av. Jose Galvez...CEDILW Facultad de Minas, Metalurgia y Geologia, Universidad de Guanajuato Ex-Hacienda de San Matias s/n...Prof. Dr. Lwfs FONTBOTE Departement de Mineralogie, Universite de Geneve 12, rue des Maraichers CH-1211...Programa de Geologia Econ6mica Aplicada, Universidad de Concepci6n Casilla 4107 Concepci6n, Chile ISBN
Report (issue)
PROSPECTS OF THE I, H, IE, IV, AND V REGIONS, NORTHERN CHILE compiled by William C. Williams Open-File Report...complement to my dissertation work in northern Chile under the auspices of Dr. John Guilbert at the University...the data at the library of the Servitio National de Geologia y Mineria was accommodated by Juan Carlos...prospects in the I, n, IE, IV, and V Regions of Chile (Figure 1). Over 3000 sites were compiled from published...Nacional de Geologia y Mineria in Santiago: 1) Pacci, D. y Caseras, R., 1980, Inventario de yacimientos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
microprobe, etc.) Because New Mexico is a mining state, mining districts are given whenever possible in... Placitas district (Sandia Mountains), NE of Albuquerque: schorl. Tijeras Canyon district (Manzano Mountains)...Galena King mine: barite, fluorite, galena, malachite. Hell Canyon subdistrict (Seiiora de 10s Milagros...Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron County Apache Creek, N. of Reserve: quartz (chalcedony)...(chalcedony). Mogollon district, NE of Glenwood: acanthite, bornite, chalcocite, fluorite, gold, hematite, pyrargyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SupergeneMetal Enrichmentat La Escondida, Atacama Desert, Northern Chile CHARLES 1•. ALPERS* AND GEORGE H BRIMHALL...leachedcappingof the porphyrycopperdeposit at La Escondida,Chile, permitsreconstruction of the paleohydrologic andchemicalevolution...focuson the porphyry copper depositat La Escondida,Chile, a depositas yet unmined, where 229 230 c. N...Vertical Mexico (Anderson,1982), and La Escondida,Chile zoningof these mineralsand the occurrenceof co-...profilesisdiscussed in a latersec- LAESCONDIDA, CHILE: PALEOHYDROLOGIC EVOLOION portedlimoniteis of criticalimportanceto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochronologyof in the central Andes of Peru and Chile, as in other overlyingignimbrite flows.FollowingHollingworth...hasreceivedlittle to the southern limit of the Atacama Desert, were concertedstudyfromtheperspective of...Desert, the northern extension of the Chilean Atacama Desert (di Castri and Hajek, 1976). However, it...mid-Oligoceneis usedto .. ß EL SALVADOR COPlAP6 DISTRICT •;. / ./! , ARGENTINA referbroadlyto the middlepartof...the broaderCopiap6miningdistrictofnorth-central Chile (ca.lat 26ø-29øS;Fig. 1),buildingonthepioneering
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Departamento de Mineralogı́a y Petrologı́a and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias...Ciencias, Universidad de Granada—CSIC, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain E-mail: gervilla@ugr.es...Departament de CristalÆlografı́a, Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona...Garrido Departamento de Mineralogı́a y Petrologı́a, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva...Dı́az-Martı́nez Departamento de Geologı́a, Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico de Moa, Las Coloradas s/n
Journal (issue)
....................... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................DeMouthe Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .................................. 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................Hammond Famous mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ........................... 47 by R. M . North & R. S. DeMark Mina Tiro Estrella .............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dimensionsof the phaseson crystals from the Ani Mine, Akita, Japan, by the single-crystal X-ray method'...unidentifi.edphase and the material from the Ani Mine, the Iatter mineral has been studied in detail....results of the study on the material from the Ani Mine, in the course of which a new copper sulfide mineral...discovered.The mineral is named anilite after the Ani Mine, Akita, Japan, where the first specimen was discovered...Mineralogical Association.The material from the Ani Mine has now been shown to consist of two copper sulfide
Report (issue)
Gavilanes Tungsten District El Antimonio District Magdalena District Cananea District Preliminary Deposit-Type...or to a group of closely-spaced deposits. Two district records have been included (MX00018 and MX02161)...or names of individual orebodies. DISTRICT/AREA Informal district name used in the literature. Names...economic interest. MINOR: Coproducts or byproducts of mining. POTEN: Commodities that have not been exploited...geologic inferences only ("inferred ore"). The mining industry terms "proven", "probable", and "possible"
Report (issue)
18 ILLUSTRATIONS Table 1. Plate 1. Principal mining districts, mines, and mineral occurrences in the...Survey has been assisting the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana-Compania Tecnica Minera (CVG-TECMIN) since...metallic mineral occurrences, prospects, mines, and mining districts in the Venezuelan Guiana Shield are shown...produced 15 mt of gold in 1987 (Engineering and Mining Journal, 1987; Hennius, 1988). Newspaper and unofficial...the Venezuelan Guayana region (Engineering and Mining Journal, 1987; Hennius, 1988). Mendoza (1985)
Journal (issue)
Wilson Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................Friends of Mineralogy COVER: COPPER from the Ray mine, Arizona. The specimen is 3 inches wide, and was...article beginning on page 311 for more on the Ray mine. n o te s fr o m t h c j EDITOR ARIZONA This...Old Dominion mine, the Morenci-Metcalf district, the San Manuel mine, the Inspiration mine, Monument Valley
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
d’Enginyeria de Mines de Manresa, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Avinguda de les Bases de Manresa 61–73...) Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Prospecció Geològica, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat...Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer de Martí i Franquès s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; maitegarciavalles@ub...stage, a supergene replacement formed covellite, bornite and goethite. Te-Bi minerals do not appear in this...exploited by artisanal mining, including San Luis Alta, Filomena, Santa Rosa, Estrella, Posco-Misky, Calpa
Report (volume)
rock types 133 Cross section through the Kalavos district Cyprus showing relationship of massive sulfide...based on considerations that extend far beyond the mine itself, in some instances relating to the overall...subject, as in a scale model of the workings of a mine, to a unifying concept that explains or describes...significant tasks. GRADE-TONNAGE MODELS Estimated pre-mining tonnages and grades from over 3,900 well-explored...represents an individual deposit (or, rarely, a district), cumulated in ascending grade or tonnage. Where
Book
Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary of gem, mineral and mining terms. BY PAUL WILLARD JOHNSON Price $2.00 r...El Antimonio District Cananea District ...... Arizpe District ........... Nacozari District ...... Moctezuma...Moctezuma District ... Hermosillo District ... Alamos District ........ San Bernardo Area Alistos District...— Highway 45 Sabinal District ............... Los Lamentos District.... Placer de Guadalupe Puerto del...Aire District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine.....
Report (volume)
_____ 23. Ocatilla to Norton (north line),and Estrella, Ariz. (southline). 24. Liberty to Athel, Ariz...Woodland scene, south-central Louisiana; B, Salt mining, Avery Island, La_____________________________...104 104 120 120 136 136 21. Mission of San Xavier de Bac, near Tucson; Ariz.. _ 184 22. A, Maguey; B...____ 34. A, Part of Yuma, Ariz.; B, Irrigated district near Yuma___.. 35. Map of the Colorado River delta...95 96 102 103 38. Section through Johnson mining district, Ariz__--_--_--_--- 159 39. 40. 41. 42. 43
Report (issue)
Sierra, and Luis Jaramillo Cortes Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras Open-File Report...of Colombia, completed by the Institute Nacional de Investigaciones GeologicoMineras and the U.S. Geological...U.S. Geological Survey and the Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras began a cooperative...complex mineralogy (such as the California-Vetas district) would be useful, not only for exploration in...such areas may be appropriate. 12° SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA Figure 1. Geologic provinces of Colombia
Report (issue)
the U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia in cooperation with the Trade Development...by the U.S. Geological Survey-Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia as part of the Mineral Resource Evaluation...unpublished reports in the files of the Servicio Geologico de Bolivia located in their main office in La Paz. All...throughout the United States, and the Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia in La Paz, Bolivia. This report is an edited...deposits, or a formally designated mining district. For some mining districts described in this report
Report (volume)
Shield U.S. Geological Surve\ Corporation Venezolana de Cover. Rocks of the Early and Middle Proterozoic...U.S. Geological Survey and Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana, Tecnica Minera, C.A. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...U.S. Geological Survey and Corporaci6n Venezolana de Guayana, T6cnica Minera, C.A. p. cm. (U.S. Geological...Venezuela. 3. Guayana Shield. I. Corporaci6n Venezolana de Guayana. Tccnica Minera. II. Title. HI. Series. QE75...productive cooperation between the Corporaci6n Venezolana de Guayana and the U.S. Geological Survey. Geologic
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
Report (volume)
Peru Prepared in cooperation with the Ministerio de Fomento, Instituto Geologico del Peru, under the...cle Ancash and 1 in the neighboring Departamento de Huanuco. Although many of the deposits were prospected...bodies in most deposits precludes larger scale mining or mechanizations of operations, and it is concluded...small mills in other districts would also permit mining of lower grade ore. Replacement deposits of lead-zinc...districts and copper sulfldes in the Antamina-Contonga district contain large reserves of possibly minable material
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1998), nº 1-4,p. 277-333 El depósito volcanogénico de Cu-Zn-Pb-Au El Cobr Cuba Oriental: estructura y mineralogía...BARRABÍ(3) (1) Instituto de Geología y Paleontología, La Habana, Cuba. (2) Departament de Cristal·lografia,...Mineralogia i Dipòsits Minerals. Facultat de Geologia. Universitat de Barcelona. joanc@natura.geo.ub.es. (3)...(3) Empresa Geominera Oriental, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. RESUMEN El depósito “El Cobre” encaja en series...volcanosedimentarias del arco de islas Paleógeno de Cuba Oriental. Los tipos de mineralización presentes son
Report (issue)
INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY...23 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 28 28 29 Page MINING DISTRICTS .................................................................. 30 Tijeras Canyon District ........................................................... 31 Black Range (Taylor Creek) Tin District .............................................................. 31 Mogollon (Cooney) District .......................................................
 
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