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Chilecito, Chilecito department, La Rioja Province, Argentinai
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View of the Chilecito mining town, ca. 1910.

Chilecito, Chilecito department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
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View of the Chilecito mining town, ca. 1910.

Chilecito, Chilecito department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
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View of the Chilecito mining town, ca. 1910.

Chilecito, Chilecito department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chilecito42,248 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
277349
Long-form identifier:
1:2:277349:3
GUID (UUID V4):
16b7db73-e7e1-4694-8655-db56fe3e0583
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French:
Chilecito, Chilecito, Argentine
German:
Chilecito, Departamento Chilecito, Argentinien
Italian:
Chilecito, Dipartimento di Chilecito, Argentina
Russian:
ЧилСсито, ЧилСсито , АргСнтина
Simplified Chinese:
ε₯‡θŠθ₯Ώζ‰˜, ε₯‡θŠθ₯Ώζ‰˜ηΈ£, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Chilecito, Departamento Chilecito, Provincia de La Rioja, Argentina
Arabic:
ΨͺΨ΄Ω„ΩŠΨ³ΩŠΨͺو, Ψ§Ω„Ψ£Ψ±Ψ¬Ω†ΨͺΩŠΩ†
Armenian:
Υ‰Υ«Υ¬Υ₯Υ½Υ«ΥΏΥΈ
Cebuano:
Chilecito , Provincia de La Rioja
Czech:
Chilecito, Argentina
Dutch:
Chilecito , Chilecito, ArgentiniΓ«
Farsi/Persian:
Ϊ†ΫŒΩ„Ψ³ΫŒΨͺو, Ψ’Ψ±Ϊ˜Ψ§Ω†ΨͺΫŒΩ†
Hebrew:
Χ¦'Χ™ΧœΧ‘Χ™Χ˜Χ•, ΧΧ¨Χ’Χ Χ˜Χ™Χ Χ”
Lithuanian:
Čilesitas, Argentina
Polish:
Chilecito, Argentyna
Portuguese:
Chilecito, Chilecito, Argentina
South Azerbaijani:
Ϊ†ΫŒΩ„Ψ³ΫŒΨͺو
Swedish:
Chilecito , Provincia de La Rioja, Argentina
Ukrainian:
ЧилСсіто, АргСнтина


Chilecito is a city in the Argentine province of La Rioja, and head of the department of Chilecito.

The city is located in the valley formed by the Sierras de Velazco to the east, and the Sierras de Famatina to the west. The city was founded in 1715 by Spanish colonizers. Chilecito still preserves the cable-car of La Mejicana mine (https://www.mindat.org/loc-237501.html) built by Bleichert which is part of the city's mining past that saw its peak at the end of the 19th century.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

32 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: Schalamuk, I.B. and Logan, M.A.V. (1994) Canadian Mineralogist, 32, #3, 667-679.
β“˜ Argyrodite
Formula: Ag8GeS6
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Schalamuk, I.B. and Logan, M.A.V. (1994) Canadian Mineralogist, 32, #3, 667-679.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Schalamuk, I.B. and Logan, M.A.V. (1994) Canadian Mineralogist, 32, #3, 667-679.
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Nickelskutterudite
Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Reference: DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
β“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Reference: DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
β“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica 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.; Schalamuk, I.B. and Logan, M.A.V. (1994) Canadian Mineralogist, 32, #3, 667-679.
β“˜ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Tellurium
Formula: Te
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina
β“˜ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Reference: Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Argyrodite2.BA.70Ag8GeS6
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
β“˜Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Rammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
β“˜Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
β“˜Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
β“˜Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'var. Adularia'-KAlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Coβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Coβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Niβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Niβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Asβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Asβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Asβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Asβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Agβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ TelluriumTe
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe

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