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El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
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El ArrayanVillage
VicuñaCommune
Elqui ProvinceProvince
CoquimboRegion
ChileCountry

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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Domeykite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Domeykite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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Algodonite

Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 0' 22'' South , 71° 0' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-30.00612,-71.00415
GeoHash:
G#: 66tt2383e
GRN:
S21W44
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
196149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196149:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAlgodonite (TL)2.AA.10a(Cu1-xAsx)
ⓘDomeykite (TL)2.AA.10bCu3As
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘIodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘvar. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)

List of minerals for each chemical element

ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Cuⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Asⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
BrBromine
Brⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
Agⓘ IodargyriteAgI
IIodine
Iⓘ IodargyriteAgI

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