Flor de los Andes, El Polvo, Monte Patria, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Flor de los Andes | Occurrence |
| El Polvo | - not defined - |
| Monte Patria | City |
| Limarí Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 15' 0'' South , 70° 34' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
207694
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207694:5
GUID (UUID V4):
24ae8721-d48f-40d6-886a-e88e92bc9d33
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Flor de los Andes, Monte Patria, Limarí, Región de Coquimbo, Chile
Skarn with lazurite-rich pockets, within an outer marble facies. Lapis Lazuli was extracted from this deposit by native Andean inhabitants long before Spanish colonization.
One of the famous Lapis-Lazuli occurrences, known as Flor de los Andes, located near the border to Argentia. Often refered to as the Lapis-Lazuli occurrence near Ovalle (cfr. Bleiker 1991).
The production was between 40 and 100 ton yearly. In 1981, 9 ton was produced (Bleiker 1991).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Haüyne Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| ⓘ Lazurite Formula: Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Haüyne | 9.FB.10 | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Lazurite | 9.FB.10 | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Na | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Al | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
