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Atacamite from
Buena Esperanza Mine, Punta Blanca area, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buena Esperanza Mine, Punta Blanca area, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:573452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:573452:8
GUID (UUID V4):fb8d152d-217a-4c95-a730-1393f5fb6127
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMantos de la Luna Cu-(Ag) deposit, Punta Blanca area, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘSanta Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘAntucoya mine, Oficina María Elena, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘMichilla Mine (Lince Mine), Michilla District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits in the coastal Cordillera of northern Chile Received: 10 July 2001 / Accepted: 12 June 2002...deposits in the coastal range of northern Chile (Susana-Lince and Buena Vista of the Carolina de Michilla district...has produced chalcocite (djurleite), covellite, atacamite, chrysocolla and copper oxides (copper wad). Fluid-inclusion...moderately oxidized hydrothermal solutions. Keywords Chile Æ Coastal Cordillera Æ Stratiform copper Æ Fluid...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile E-mail: skojima@socompa.ucn.cl Fax: +56-55-355978
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copper Deposits in the Coastal Cordillera, Northern Chile Dania TRISTA and Shoji KOJIMA Departamento de Ciencias...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile [e-mail (SK): skojima@socompa.ucn.cl] Received...conditions of some vein-type copper deposits of the Tocopilla district (Deseada, San José, Santa Rosa) and the...Argentina) in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile were inferred from mineral paragenesis and fluid...of these minerals produced anilite, covellite, atacamite and chrysocolla. The hypogene mineral assemblage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Tocopilla Plutonic Complex of the Coastal Cordillera, Northern Chile José Zambra1,*,...Catholic University, Antofagasta and 2Minera Tocopilla, Barros Arana, Tocopilla, Chile Abstract The Angélica...situated at the southernmost sector of the Jurassic Tocopilla plutonic complex in the North Chilean Coastal...impregnation of supergene copper products of atacamite and minor amounts of chrysocolla, lavendulan and...Cu-Fe-Mn-Si-Cl-rich multimineral aggregates composed of atacamite with minor amounts of quartz, pseudomalachite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Michilla stratabound copper district, northern Chile Brian Townley & Pierrick Roperch & VerĂłnica Oliveros...GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518, Correo 21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: btownley@cec.uchile...magnetization of the ore bodies of the Estefania mine. If copper mineralization mostly postdates the tilt...mineralization . Chile Abstract In the Carolina de Michilla district, northern Chile, stratabound copper...Deposita (2007) 42:771–789 Introduction BUENA ESPERANZA SOUTH AMERICA 22Âș30’ PUNTILLAS SUR ANTUCOYA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper deposit, Coastal Cordillera of Northern Chile Received: 6 May 2005 / Accepted: 30 December 2005...deposits in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile and is one of the most representative of this type...del Norte, Av Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile e-mail: datrista@ucn.cl F. Barra . J. Ruiz...Universidad de ConcepciĂłn, Casilla 160-C, ConcepciĂłn Chile D. Morata Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Facultad de...y MatemĂĄticas, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago Chile O. Talavera-Mendoza U.A Ciencias
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luna argentiferous copper deposit, Atacama Desert, Chile Martin Reich & Carlos Palacios & Macarena Alvear...that modified preexisting Cu assemblages to form atacamite during supergene oxidation of Cu deposits in the...stratabound Cu deposit in the Coastal Range of northern Chile. The presence of this unusual mineral assemblage...Ciencias FĂ­sicas y MatemĂĄticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: mreich@ing.uchile.cl E. M. Cameron...the Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile (Fig. 1). These high-grade, low-tonnage deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits from the Michilla mining district, northern Chile: a 40Ar/39Ar geochronological approach VerĂłnica...deposits of the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile, hosted by the Middle Jurassic volcanic rocks of...Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518-21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: volivero@ing.uchile.cl...del Norte, Av Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile G. FĂ©raud CNRS-IRD-UNSA UMR 6526 GĂ©osciences...A., km 110 camino a Tocopilla, Mejillones, Segunda RegiĂłn de Antofagasta, Chile e-mail: fferraris@vtr
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...prospects in the I, n, IE, IV, and V Regions of Chile (Figure 1). Over 3000 sites were compiled from published...Geologia y Yacimientos Metaliferos de la Region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria, Boletin...well as descriptions of the major mines throughout Chile with insights as to their genesis. Finally, Frutos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bornite from the Mantos Blancos Cu deposit, northern Chile MARTIN REICH1,2,*, CARLOS PALACIOS1, FERNANDO BARRA1...Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 2 Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago...Santiago, Chile *Corresponding author, e-mail: mreich@ing.uchile.cl 3 Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory...Cu-(Ag) deposit in the Costal Range of northern Chile. Gold concentrations are generally two orders of...assemblages. When coupled with recent studies in the area, results presented here confirm that the high Ag
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Plutonic Complex in the Precordillera of Northern Chile Shoji KOJIMA, Pablo SALAZAR and Hirokazu FUJIMAKI*...del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile [e-mail: skojima@caliche.ucn.cl] * Institute...Keywords: Precordillera, Cerro Colorado, northern Chile, plutonic complex, Late Cretaceous magmatism, plagioclase-free...to specify Late Cretaceous magmatism of northern Chile. As a consequence, it has been proved that the Cerro...arc plutonism in northern Chile, particularly the Second Region of Antofagasta, consists mainly of Late
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal system in the Coastal Range of Northern Chile Received: 26 April 2005 / Accepted: 6 February 2006...0% Cu), located in the Coastal Range of northern Chile, displays two superimposed hydrothermal events....Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 13518-21, Santiago, Chile e-mail: lramirez@cec.uchile.cl...mineralization . Upper jurassic . Coastal range . Northern Chile A. N. Sial NEG LABISE Department of Geology, Federal...Blancos ore deposit, in the Coastal Range of northern Chile (Fig. 1). Pre-mining resources of this deposit are
Book
Cretaceous-Early Tertiary and Metallogenic Scheme of Northern Chile, Between 20· and 26· S T. Bogdanic C.I S. Espinoza...Cretaceous geology and metallogenesis in the north of Chile. This is followed by a paper on Cretaceous evolution...the Cretaceous evolution of central Argentina and Chile in the present volume, due to force of circumstances...the development of an extensive Jurassic shelfal area which is as yet unknown in the Eastern Venezuelan....", ~~)'t Demerara '/) ,Plateau ~~~"" q" u Punta Alegre domain /\0,<')0.1.. A. "," 0, \ PANGEAN
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 (edition)
yes polysynthetic yes Pyrochlore Titanite Atacamite Hercynite Oxyplumboroméite Birnessite Linarite... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...(red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach);...(greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample
Journal (issue)
itself are implanted on crystalline gypsum, on atacamite, on anglesite in deformed crystals, or on phosgenite...described by Cumenge, that is to say the Amelia mine, near Curuglu Canyon. It was in this canyon that...associated minerals still appears to be the Amelia mine, since subsequent prospecting efforts in the district...been a single miner, who gave the crystals to the mine physician in payment for his services. ♩ 7 ♩ 112...California was the fourth largest state in Mexico in area (144,092 square km) at the end of the 19th century
Book (edition)
reniforme y estalactítico. Color amarillo, raya blanca, brillo resinoso. Clivaje {001}, {110), {111},...Symposium of Andean and Antartic volcanogenic problems. Chile. (4)- Angelelli, V., Brodtkorb, M.K. de, Gordillo...posibles relaciones con los depósitos Romicruz y Esperanza. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina...Reunión de Mineralogía y Metalogenia. 259-266. Bahía Blanca. (7)- Jones, J.P., Martínez, R.D., Vitaller, A...autigénico. Asociación: galena. Localidades: 1- Mina Esperanza, Jujuy (1 y 2). Depósito tipo sedex. Asociado
Report (issue)
deposits and occurrences within the project study area, the Bolivian Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental...companies and individuals who have worked in the study area. Much of the data are from unpublished reports in...claims. MINING DISTRICT/AREA Name of the mining district or geographical area to which the deposit belongs...belongs. 11 PROVINCE The Republic of Bolivia is divided into 9 departments, three of which, La Paz,... Oruro, and Potosi, cover the study area. These departments are in turn divided into provinces. In order
Book
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...804)3 ‱nH20, ¼ Hex. Transparent bluish. Lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan. H= 5.5-6, Djj4=
Book (edition)
Page III/D-Oxi-halogenides with Mg-Mn-Cu-Zn-Sn Atacamite III/D.01-30 580 IV - Oxides IV/A - Oxides with...(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland, Sweden [j]; Nic
Book (edition)
Vesuvius, Italy (12, column 2) and SEMSEYITE, Julcani mine, Huancavelica, Peru (#3, column 2). Color, page...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuernrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely... Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise n1ine, Dolores...Juab County, and with austinite at the Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utal1; in Inyo, San Bernardino,...Simon mine, Mineral AENIGMATITE County , Nevada. Magnificent specimens occur at the Ojuela mine, Mapimi
Journal (issue)
Record: advertisements for “Arizona Dealers,” “Denver Area Dealers,” and “California Dealers.” Some readers...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...photo © SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See the this issue.) Keith...silver mines at all in Asia. He does mention a silver mine in Macedonia that used to yield a talent of the...January-February, 1986 Figure 2. Interior of a German silver mine, 1830s. Photo Deutsches Museum, Miinchen. hillside
Book
... . The EI Salvador Porphyry Copper Deposit, Chile .................................. . Porphyry Copper...Tourmaline Breccias at Los Bronces-Rio Blanco, Chile ................ 1.3.6 Suggestions for Exploration................ 1.5.5 The EI Indio Gold Deposit, Chile ......... 1.5.6 Discussion and Suggestions for Exploration...Deposits ................ . 4.5.2 The Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota .. 4.5.3 Pre-Metamorphic Stratiform...Post-Metamorphic Quartz-Rich Vein Ores: The Sigma Mine, Quebec ................ . 4.5.5 Discussion and
Book
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...bodies seldom cropping over more than 0.001% of an area surface, so the "vein association" is of little...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...term for a plutonic rock body and its underlying area. Small stocks and plugs are also common and largely
Book
affects its present characteristics as a mineral province, because of the exposure of the various depth...bodies seldom cropping over more than 0.001% of an area surface, so the "vein association" is of little...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...term for a plutonic rock body and its underlying area. Small stocks and plugs are also common and largely...Jurassic deeper-seated granodiorite batholith in an area underlain by Precambrian metamorphics; Putzer, 1976)
 
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