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La Brava Mine, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 33' 5'' South , 66° 58' 20'' West
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina La Brava


Elevation: 3,689 m. asl.

Deposit of alkali sulfates (Mainly Mirabilite).

Located about 20 Km South of the town of Salar de Pocitos and 300 metres west of the provincial route N ° 17 and close to the Salar Pocitos, consisting of an exploitation of alkali sulfates (Mirabilite) by trenches and open sky.
It is common in the predominance of this sulfate, accompanied by gypsum, glauberite and thenardite facies.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
Reference: Alonso, R.N., 1999. Los salares de la Puna y sus recursos evaporíticos, Jujuy, Salta y Catamarca. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:1907-1921.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Alonso, R.N., 1999. Los salares de la Puna y sus recursos evaporíticos, Jujuy, Salta y Catamarca. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:1907-1921.
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Reference: Alonso, R.N., 1999. Los salares de la Puna y sus recursos evaporíticos, Jujuy, Salta y Catamarca. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:1907-1921.
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Reference: Alonso, R.N., 1999. Los salares de la Puna y sus recursos evaporíticos, Jujuy, Salta y Catamarca. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:1907-1921.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Glauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
OOxygen
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
O MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
NaSodium
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Na MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
SSulfur
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
S MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2

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Alonso, R.N. (1999) Los salares de la Puna y sus recursos evaporíticos, Jujuy, Salta y Catamarca. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales: 35: 1907-1921.

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