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San Agustín Mine, Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district (Huantajaya mining district), Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
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San Agustín MineMine
Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district (Huantajaya mining district)Mining District
Iquique ProvinceProvince
TarapacáRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
S14W47
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
20169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20169:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘMarshite3.AA.05CuI
ⓘvar. Cupro-iodargyrite3.AA.05(Ag,Cu)I
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘBoleite3.DB.15KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
OOxygen
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
KPotassium
Kⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Cuⓘ MarshiteCuI
Cuⓘ Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite(Ag,Cu)I
AgSilver
Agⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Agⓘ Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite(Ag,Cu)I
IIodine
Iⓘ MarshiteCuI
Iⓘ Marshite var. Cupro-iodargyrite(Ag,Cu)I
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America Plate

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References

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 22, 79.
Dana 6: A1: 21.
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