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La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentinai
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View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
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View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
07911220016319565652085.jpg
View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
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View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
07911220016319565652085.jpg
View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
03619630016320556547645.jpg
View of the Sierra de Famatina Cu-Au-Mo porphyry mining area, ca. 1925.

La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 0' 26'' South , 67° 46' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
237501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237501:7
GUID (UUID V4):
d4d6bb0a-0831-4a6d-ae49-018cd1ac5bab


Mined for silver.
Closed about 1930.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)
Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)
Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina); Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Reference: Gunnar Färber specimens
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Dr. Jorge Dascal specimens (Patagonia Minerals)
Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Dr. Jorge Dascal specimens (Patagonia Minerals)
Stützite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., de Brodtkorb, M. K., & Sureda, R. J. (2005, January). Occurrence and paragenesis of tellurium in mineral deposits of Argentina. In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 1419-1422). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Stützite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
S FamatiniteCu3SbS4
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
S LuzoniteCu3AsS4
S PyriteFeS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
VVanadium
V ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cu FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cu LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AsArsenic
As ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As LuzoniteCu3AsS4
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Ag SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Te SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Au SylvaniteAgAuTe4

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