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Arsenopyrite from
Principal mine, Carrizal Alto district, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Principal mine, Carrizal Alto district, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572591:5
GUID (UUID V4):fe9f0d07-8e76-4a6e-bd8c-e8a5e86cf80c
References
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is located in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile and southern Peru, where it is part of a volcano-plutonic...Henry in Australia and Candelaria and Mantoverde in Chile. Notwithstanding their modest economic contributions...Position of the central Andean IOCG belt of northern Chile–southern Peru with respect to the Jurassic–Early...Cordillera and immediately adjoining areas of northern Chile and southern Peru (latitudes 13– 3330¢S; Fig. 1)...view of the fact that the central Andean IOCG province is the world’s youngest, is largely unaffected
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METALLOGENETIC CARLOS RUIZ PROVINCES F. AND GEORGE OF CHILE, S. A. • E. ERICKSEN CONTENTS PAGE Abstract........... ABSTRACT The metalliferousdepositsof Chile tend to be restrictedto well defined metallogeneticprovinces...synthesis of the knowledgeof the ore depositsof Chile basedon studiesnow beingcarriedout and on publishedand...ore deposits. Most of the known ore depositsof Chile are in the northern half of the country; relativelyfew...1960) indicatethe magnitudeof presentday mining in Chile: Copper Molybdenum Lead Zinc Gold Silver Mercury
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
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL CHILE BY JAMES F. McALLISTER AND CARLOS RUIZ F. Prepared...cooperation with the DEPARTAMENTO DE MINAS Y PETROLED DE CHILE under the auspices of INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE...__________________________ Castaneda de Llamuco mine--___----------_-------_------__ Picbe prospect...._______ El Durazno district.-..__-___.___--_____-__________...___ Boliviana mine-..._________-____-._--...Castafieda de Llamuco mine. _-____-___ In pocket Geologic map of the principal levels, Castaneda de Llamuco
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Central Atacama Province, Chile Abstract: Geologically, the central part of Atacama Province straddles...contact between the Andean batholith of western Chile and the stratified rocks to the east. Apophyses...The entire area is in the copper metallogenetic province of Ruiz and Ericksen (1962), and parts of it are...hypogene ore deposits in Chile are represented in the central part of Atacama Province. However, most of the...References cited 317 Figure 1. Index map of Atacama Province, Chile . . . 306 2. Locations of figures in Plates
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deposits such as those in the El Indio–Pascua gold district which hosts the Veladero and Pascua-Lama high...side of the border), and the Deseado Massif gold district which hosts, amongst others, the Cerro Vanguardia...Massif. Below a brief description of the regional district geology and deposit setting is provided. For a...detailed references provided. Note that in each gold province only major deposits or deposits that have been...Hagemann (2011a). 2.1. North-western Argentina gold district in Juyuy, Salta and Catamarca provinces (Orogenic)
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Geology and Ore Deposits of the Zimapan Mining District, State of Hidalgo Mexico By FRANK S. SIMONS and...emplacement-______________ Igneous rocks of the Carrizal mining area__________ Rhyolite dikes____________________________...______________________________ Minerals of the Zimapan mining district Hypogene ore minerals. _______________ Silver...Arcabuz prospect________________________ Buenavista mine _ __________!______________ Guadalupe adit._-__...Sangre mine____ _____________________ El Resquicio mine __________________________ La Salvadora prospect
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companies and firms, in communication with the principal users in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the...Members of Editorial Sub-Committee MINERAL SECTION Principal Members of Staff Superintendent R. ALLEN, M.A...Mexico ; United States . 8 7 S. America : Bolivia ; Chile ; Colombia ; Peru . 1 2 6 WORLD MAP OF SILVER DEPOSITS...CentralAmerican States • SouthAmerica : Bolivia and Chile . . Argentina • . ...., Brazil . . . Colombia •...both gold and silver. T h u s , in the Kongsberg district the proportion of silver to gold is given a s
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SUPERGENE SILVER ENRICHMENT AT CHAÑARCILLO, NORTHERN CHILE RICHARD H. SILLITOE 27 West Hill Park, Highgate...high-grade Chañarcillo vein silver deposit in northern Chile has been repeatedly cited as an exemplar for supergene...The Chañarcillo deposit, the principal historical silver producer in Chile, was discovered in 1832 and... discontinuous, 1,200-km-long belt in northern Chile (Whitehead, 1919; Ruiz and Ericksen, 1962; Fig....and Fontboté, 1985). Silver-Bearing Veins The principal Chañarcillo veins occupy north- to northeaststriking
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ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...wp11�. Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv...BY JAROSLAV HYRSL AND ALFREDO PETROV The Poopo District ................................................in Oruro ... 26 BY ROBERT B. COOK The Morococala Mine .......................................................... 70 BY ALFREDO PETROV The Viloco Tin District: World-Class Cassiterite ....................
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EIRL), Casilla 28, San Pedro de la Paz 4130000, Chile; E-Mail: bernhard.dold@gmail.com; Tel.: +56-9-7762-6394...to increases in the waste/metal production ratio. Mine wastes deposited on-land in so-called tailings dams...environmental issues that need to be addressed (e.g., acid mine drainage formation due to sulphide oxidation, geotechnical...is a suitable alternative for mine waste. Keywords: tailings; acid mine drainage; waste management; marine...responsible for the principal environmental impact of mining, the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD).
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LOS COLORADOS IRON OXIDE-APATITE (IOA) DEPOSIT, CHILE: A MISSING LINK BETWEEN ANDEAN IOA AND IRON OXIDE...Geology, FCFM, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago 8370450, Chile Geothermal Center of Excellence...(CEGA), FCFM, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago 8370450, Chile of Earth and Environmental...Brasil N 1050, Vallenar 1611167, Región de Atacama, Chile Abstract Although studies have proposed that...(e.g., Ernest Henry, Australia, and Manto Verde, Chile). These findings, combined with recent geochemical
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of Co minerals, their lithological settings, principal Co-mineral-forming elements, and deposit age Locality...1. Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, 22 (1,3,5,6,11,13,15,20,22; 28,30, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco 32,33...33,35,36,44,45,53,60,61,63,64) 2. Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 21 (4,6,20,22; 28...40, 44,45,53,54,59,60,61,62,63,64) 3. Jáchymov District, Karlovy Vary, 18 (1,5,6,11,15,20,21,22; 28,29...Republic of Congo 6. Cobalt area, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada 12 (1,5,6,7,11,14,20,21,22; 31
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epithermal gold deposit of Lagunas Norte, Alto Chicama District, northern Peru, is hosted in weakly metamorphosed...Católica del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile e-mail: lcerpa@gmail.com T. Bissig Mineral Deposit...significant coal mining had been carried out in the Alto Chicama area since the end of the nineteenth century...Chimú Formation (Benavides-Cáceres 1956) is the principal ore host (Figs. 2 and 3). It consists of compositionally...Formations) and is thought to be a diatreme. Four principal lithofacies associations have been identified
Book
A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm...Malawi * 10 x 10 x 7 cm Calcite, San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5
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periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26x 16 cm 22...* 20 x 18 x 14. cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1x 1 om Acicular...hematite with iridescent limonite coating, Parcocha Mine, Bilbao, Spain * 19 x 19 x 16 cm Goethite, Tintic...Brazil + 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaragu, Minas Gerais, Brazil + 12 x 19 x 6 em
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copper Deposits in the Coastal Cordillera, Northern Chile Dania TRISTA and Shoji KOJIMA Departamento de Ciencias...Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile [e-mail (SK): skojima@socompa.ucn.cl] Received on...deposits of the Tocopilla district (Deseada, San José, Santa Rosa) and the Gatico district (Yohanita, Toldo-Velarde...Argentina) in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile were inferred from mineral paragenesis and fluid...Keywords: Coastal Cordillera, Tocopilla-Gatico province, pluton-hosted, vein-type copper deposits, hypersaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Provenance in Placers from Pureo Area, Southern Chile Coastal Cordillera, and Their Relationship with...Provenance in Placers from Pureo Area, Southern Chile Coastal Cordillera, and Their Relationship with...de la Tierra, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5110566, Chile Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence...Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8370450, Chile Correspondence: pablo.becerra01@alumnos.uach...uach.cl Abstract: Southern Chile placer gold deposits have been known and exploited since Spanish colonial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of Copper-bearingTourmaline BrecciaPipes, Chile R. H. SILLITOEAND F. J. SAWKINS Abstract In northandcentralChile...pipesandthelatterstages of theearliestTertiarymagmatic cycle in Chile. This studyincludes groupsof tourmaline breccia...or detail in view of their wide distribution in Chile and workedon a relativelysmall scalefor copper,gold...Locationmapof the tourmaline brecciapipegroups of Chile. Major porphyrycopperdeposits arealsoshown. putof...sedimentary rockunits,andelongateigneousintrusions in Chile. Previously, the tourmaline breccia pipeswereconsideredan
Report (issue)
Union of South Africa:Traasvaal ••• ••• • •• Cape Province ... ••• ••• Orange River Colony ... ••• Natal...tends to give way. to the leaner primary 0!fes as mine s get deeper. It is importa,,n t to realize that...of the copper-nickel ore found in the Sudbury ,district of Canada,. Pure copper is not, therefo,r e.,...Brunswick green '' and '' Venetian red,'' but its principal use is for agrict1ltu1·al purposes as a fungicide...tive cop,p e~ of the mines in the Lake Superior district of the United States. r:rhis copper is exception/a
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tgressman@comcast.net Famous Mineral Localities: The Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota ....Mineral Localities: The Old Gunnislake mine, Callington District, Cornwall, England .....................red hematite inclusions, 4.5 cm, from the Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Don...AQUAMARINE ON MUSCOVITE Chumuru Mine, Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 22...volume 48, July–August, 2017 491 The Soudan Mine Vermilion Range, St. Louis County Minnesota Wendell
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Sciences, North Catholic University, Antofagasta, Chile, 2Earth Evolution Sciences, Graduate School of Life...yields chalcocite (-digenite) and bornite as the principal hypogene copper sulfides. The latter is hosted...Introduction In the Coastal Cordillera of Northern Chile (north of Santiago, <34°S), numbers of volcanic-hosted...economically important cupriferous metallogenic belt in Chile. Similar type of deposits in North America are named...principally in the northwest Canada and north Michigan district (e.g. White, 1968; Wilton & Sinclair, 1988). Most
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affects its present characteristics as a minera1 province, because of the exposure of the various depth...Teniente K\ ^ΐ&^" 4km tourmaline f breccia pipes Chile Fig. 27-4. + + + Porphyry Cu and Mo deposits...intrusion could have supplied heat only, the principal driving energy. Yet, without the heat, the ore...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...Batholith near Arequipa, Toquepala-Cerro Verde district; in the centre, Morococha and in the north, Michiquillay)
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Fı́sicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile b Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory...Fı́sicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Received 12 April 2010; accepted in revised...Cu deposits in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the world’s premier Cu province, were determined in...be active from tens of millions of years (e.g. Atacama Desert), we conclude that supergene digenite may...hydrothermal field in the Mid-Atlantic. In the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which holds bout 40% of the known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
9.5 Ma and 1.9 Ma. Located 600 km from the Peru-Chile trench, the volcanic belt represents the easternmost...veins cut basement rocks. In the Cañada Honda district, the most important mineral deposits are the Diente...southeastern flat-slab Andean segment of the San Luis province of northwestern Argentina, extending from 28°...canic rocks. Lying 600 to 700 km east of the Peru-Chile trench, Pocho and San Luis volcan­ ics correspond...volcanos (open circles) are from Isacks (1988). Principal morphostructural units are labeled. the migrating
 
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