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Chalcopyrite from
San Pedro mine, Cerro Blanco mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Pedro mine, Cerro Blanco mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569250:7
GUID (UUID V4):7ef78110-bb20-4bba-b54a-c37848eb9563
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Implications for Strata-bound Copper Deposits, North Chile ANA RIEGER,† Department of Earth and Environmental...Aplicada, GEA, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile AND HUBERT MILLER Department of Earth and Environmental...andesite flows of the Pabellón Formation near Copiapó, north Chile. The physical characteristics of the bitumen...reduced, triggering the precipitation of bornite, chalcopyrite, digenite, chalcocite, and covellite through...of volcanic rocks located about 10 km east of Copiapó and the major iron oxide copper-gold deposit Candelaria
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposit formation in the Copiapo area, Northern Chile Received: 22 January 2004 / Accepted: 11 April...2006 # Springer-Verlag 2006 Abstract In northern Chile, between 27 and 33°S, there are numerous deposits...north–south belt approximately 10 km east of Copiapó in northern Chile. These deposits are typically hosted by...Aplicada (GEA), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile e-mail: mcistern@udec.cl Fax: +56-41-242535 J. Hermosilla... Av. José Domingo Cañas 2681, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile e-mail: jherm001@codelco.cl by Cu-rich hydrothermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CUPROSCHEELITE'' FROM THE COPIAPO MINING DISTRICT, NORTHERN CHILE R. H. Srr,r-rrot, Instituto de In...alteration products of scheelite from the Copiap6 mining district indicate that, although cuprotungstite, sezsa...of copper deposits in the Copiap6 area, Atacama Province, Chile (Silitoe, 1969), an assessment has been...scheelite,the major tungsten mineral in this mining district. A greenish cuprian tungstate formed by the...cuprotungstite, from the Minillas deposit, Domeyko, Atacama Province, Chile. Doucet, Pierrot and Pillard (1969) have
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universitesi] at 20:25 14 March 2016 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times...fine brochantite from the abovementioned Blanchard mine has been selected for this issue. Brochantite, a...with langite and posnjakite occurs in the Ecton mine, Montgomery County (Smith 1978); and brochantite...upper workings of the Stonehill or Woods copper mine, Randolph County, Alabama (Cook and Smith 1982)
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Supergene Copper and the Ancient Mining Landscapes of the Atacama Desert: Refining the Protocol for...Supergene Copper and the Ancient Mining Landscapes of the 7 Atacama Desert: Refining the Protocol for...Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo...Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000, Chile; vfigueroa@ucn.cl Department of Anthropology...Departamento de Antropología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7800284, Chile; dsalazar@uchile.cl (D.S.); atroncos@uchile
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- LX x I Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in México, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- x / Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
Book
Av. Jose Galvez Barrenechea 218, Urb. Corpac Lima-San Isidro, Peru Prof. Dr. ESTEBAN CEDILW Facultad de...Geologia, Universidad de Guanajuato Ex-Hacienda de San Matias s/n Apartado Postal 347 Guanajuato, Gto. 36020...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tin-Polymetallic Mineralization in the Oruro Mining District, Central Bolivian Tin Belt Asahiko SUGAKI...tin-polymetallic ore deposits of the Oruro mining district in the central part of the Bolivian tin belt...the Oruro mining district took place during the early to middle Miocene: 15.8±0.8 Ma at San José, 20.1±1...in the northernmost tin belt. In the Oruro mining district, just south of the Arica Elbow Line, we carried...minerals from the Oruro mining district, the principal tin-producing district in Bolivia, and discuss
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of Copper-bearingTourmaline BrecciaPipes, Chile R. H. SILLITOEAND F. J. SAWKINS Abstract In northandcentralChile...and followedprincipallyby quartz, scheelite,chalcopyrite,pyrite, molybdenite,galena, and finally rare...pipesandthelatterstages of theearliestTertiarymagmatic cycle in Chile. This studyincludes groupsof tourmaline breccia...NEAR-VERTICAL columnsof brecciacementedby tour- tinela, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo,Cachiyuyode maline,quartzandsulfides...or detail in view of their wide distribution in Chile and workedon a relativelysmall scalefor copper,gold
Journal (issue)
which is hosted by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and organized by the New Mexico...Park, New Mexico i the acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son...Phillip is actively exploring the mine for minerals. The San Pedro Mine is perhaps best known for producing...from calcite. It is also w-enowned for large chalcopyrite crystals (up to 3 inches, 7.5 cm) altered on...Phillip have also developed a surface exposure at the mine to produce some very nice, single, sceptered quartz
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...mineral, chalcopyrite, the dominant primary ore mineral of copper. Fortunately for both the mining industry...industry and the collector, chalcopyrite forms under a wide variety of geologic conditions and, consequently...exceptional with respect to the parent species, chalcopyrite. However, at one time several American localities...truly exceptional chalcopyrite specimens. One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County
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...Grosjean 13. Field excursion from central Chile to the Atacama De<,crt. W. Gibbons & -1. Moreno 329
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut......................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....owned by Richard Bideaux’s Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for quite a few years. Bideaux and Wayne...period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1) Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile. Av. Tupper 2007, Santiago, Chile. (2) Departamento...Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile. (3) College of Earth, Ocean and...at depths greater than 1,000 m (e.g., Superior district; Manske and Paul, 2002), as well as new drilling...concealed areas (Sillitoe and Thompson, 2006). Mining and exploration of deposits becomes increasingly...central Andes, are enough to sustain underground mining. The exploration of deep concealed targets is very
Report (issue)
deposits, or a formally designated mining district. For some mining districts described in this report...individual deposits within the district are also given. This was done so that district-scale phenomena, such as...as zoning, could be described in the district record, whereas deposit specific data could be described...individual mines and mining claims. MINING DISTRICT/AREA Name of the mining district or geographical area...area to which the deposit belongs. 11 PROVINCE The Republic of Bolivia is divided into 9 departments
Report (issue)
Ph08pl,ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC...wp11�. Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv............................ 4 BY ALFREDO PETROV Mining, Politics, and Tumult: A Brief Look at Bolivian...BY JAROSLAV HYRSL AND ALFREDO PETROV The Poopo District ................................................Minerals from the San Jose and Itos Mines in Oruro ... 26 BY ROBERT B. COOK The Morococala Mine ..........
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SanBartolo Copper Deposit, AntofagastaProvince, Chile S. FLINT* Departmentof Earth Sciences, Universityof...The middleTertiary PacenciaGroup of Antofagasta Province,northernChile, consists of over 2 km of continentalsediments...dominantores,commonlyassociated Corocoro copper-silver district of the Bolivianaltiwith organicmatterandcharacterizedby...1964), the conglomerate-hosted deposit in northern Chile (Flint et al., 1986) and the secondaryoxidesand...the High Andes of Antofagasta Province,Chile (Fig. 1). Abandoned mine workingsare situatedin the gorge
Report (issue)
Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú A translation of Minería y Metalurgia en el Antiguo Perú Arqueológicas...[Minería y metalurgia en el antiguo Perú. English] Mining and metallurgy in ancient Perú / by Georg Petersen... Contents Introduction to the English translation of Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú Prologue . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Alluvial Gold Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARTICLE The magmatic–hydrothermal evolution of the San Pedro porphyry Cu-(Mo) deposit: Implications for the...20020090100182 Abstract The San Pedro porphyry Cu-(Mo) deposit, located in the San Rafael Massif (Argentina)...reveal that the intrusive rocks related to the San Pedro porphyry (263 Ma) show comparable trace element...distinct change in the fluid Cu concentration at the San Pedro deposit, which would indicate that Cu and Mo precipitation...Argentina, deposit, fluid inclusions, LA-ICP-MS, San Pedro porphyry 1 | INTRODUCTION Porphyry Cu-Mo-(Au)
Report (issue)
NEWMEXICOINSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY............ Creasus mine ........................................ 77 Red Jacket mine ............................. 81 Geologic history of the Hopewell district Clara D., Mary E . Steele. Grand Mogul. Little...and mineralogic boundaries in the crystalline province. Tusas Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4. Mining districts in the Tusas Mountains . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
developed south of the classical flat-slab Laramide province, characterized by uplift of NU large crustal...during this time, including the tungsten skarn province of Sonora, which partially overlaps the porphyry...belt (Mead et al., 1988), and the orogenic gold province of PT northwestern Sonora (Izaguirre et al....Madre ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Occidental volcanic province. Similar sequences have been documented for the...to the southern States of Michoacán, Guerrero and San Luis Potosí. The location of the ED deposits listed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2004 Mineralization of La Salvadora deposit, Province of Mendoza, Argentina Nora Rubinstein, Buenos...(2004): Mineralization of La Salvadora deposit, Province of Mendoza, Argentina. – N. Jb. Miner. Mh. 2004...deposit (35 21¢ 16² S; 68 23¢ 22² W), located in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina, is part of a group of polymetallic...composed of galena, chalcocite, native silver, chalcopyrite, and bornite, along with minor stromeyerite...ore deposit, located in the San Rafael Massif, central-south Mendoza Province, Argentina, which DOI: 10
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"
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile José Perelló, Richard H. Sillitoe, Constantino...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the Río Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest...Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern...Northern Chile Geology of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah Geology and Exploration Progress
 
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