Tío Punco, Amaicha del Valle, Tafí del Valle Department, Tucumán Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tío Punco | Town |
| Amaicha del Valle | Municipality |
| Tafí del Valle Department | Department |
| Tucumán Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 28' South , 65° 57' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
240098
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240098:6
GUID (UUID V4):
76e14499-4546-452a-a943-9906c353474b
Magnetite:
There are small concentrations of sands with magnetite as lenses or sometimes forming small beds, in the sector of Nucapa and the Amaicha river, where it appears with regular thickness, but with variable distribution of magnetite. The presence of fluvial deposits of magnetite in this sector is due to the destruction of rocks from the western sector of the Calchaqui sierra ore carriers. Studies were conducted to verify the presence of titanium which would make them exploitable from the economic point of view.
Wood Opal:
A deposit of petrified wood, called the "petrified forest" by the locals is located to the West of the town of Tío Punco. The extraction of specimens is currently not permitted.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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