Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Los Algodones Mine | Mine |
| El Arrayan | Village |
| Vicuña | Commune |
| Elqui Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 2' 2'' South , 70° 55' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Los Algodones
This mine is an old Ag deposit which has been described and visited by Ignacio Domeyko; its precise location is still unknown — it is located approximately in the Calabozo hills, quebrada El Arrayan, 60-70 km southeast from La Serena city (Coquimbo region).
The Diggings:
"The Algodones Silver Mine is near Vicuna, Chile. The Algodones Silver Mine was closed at the time of data entry, with no known plans to re-open. Production size when active was considered to be small. The host rock in this area is limestone."
The coordinates do not point to something resembling a mine, and are therefore not reliable.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Algodonite (TL) Formula: (Cu1-xAsx) Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite Formula: Ag(Cl,Br) |
| ⓘ Domeykite (TL) Formula: Cu3As Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI |
Gallery:
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.10b | Cu3As |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | Ag(Cl,Br) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Cl | Chlorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| Cu | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| As | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
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Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile