Rio del Medio prospect, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rio del Medio prospect | Prospect |
| Elqui Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
29° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~111km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188381
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188381:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b2774d90-8480-4366-8263-ea95fb4862a0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Prospecto Rio del Medio
Banded quartz-rhodochrosite vein with epithermal low-sulphidation gold-silver mineralization, hosted by dark, chloritized Miocene andesites.
Located about 4.5 km north of the El Indio deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] References: |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
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