Oploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oploca Vein System | Group of Veins |
| San Miguel Open pit | Pit |
| Pirquitas Mine | Deposit |
| Mina Pirquitas | Municipality |
| Rinconada Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 41' 20'' South , 66° 32' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Veins
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Oploca mine
The Oploca vein system trends nearly east-west and lies on the southern margin of the group of veins exploited by the Pirquitas Mine. Originally worked underground via a crosscut from the San Miguel shaft, it will now be worked in the open pit, currently in the early stages of excavation.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8GeS6 |
| ⓘ | Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8SnS6 |
| ⓘ | var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Sakuraiite | 2.CB.05b | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Ferrokësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Hocartite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| ⓘ | Kësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pirquitasite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Teallite | 2.CD.05 | PbSnS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Rhodostannite | 2.DA.10 | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| ⓘ | Toyohaite | 2.DA.10 | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| ⓘ | Suredaite (TL) | 2.DB.10 | PbSnS3 |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Aramayoite | 2.HA.25 | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| ⓘ | Cylindrite | 2.HF.25a | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | var. Incaite | 2.HF.25b | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| ⓘ | var. Potosíite | 2.HF.25b | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| ⓘ | Coiraite | 2.HF.25b | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| ⓘ | Pavonite | 2.JA.05a | AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ | Benjaminite | 2.JA.05e | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Senandorite | 2.JB. | AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| ⓘ | Fizélyite | 2.JB.40a | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| ⓘ | Lillianite | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| ⓘ | Ramdohrite | 2.JB.40a | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| ⓘ | Quatrandorite | 2.JB.40a | AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Petrukite | 2.KA.05 | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andorite' | - | AgPbSb3S6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| S | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| S | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| S | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| S | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| S | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| S | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| S | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| S | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| S | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| S | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Fe | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ge | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Ag | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Ag | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Ag | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Ag | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Ag | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| In | Indium | |
| In | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| In | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| In | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Sn | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| Sn | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| Sn | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Sb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sb | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Te | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Pb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Pb | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Pb | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Pb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Bi | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Bi | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Andean PlateauOrogenic Belt
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References
Paar, Werner H., Miletich, Ronald, Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., De Brodtkorb, Milka K., Amthauer, Georg, Tippelt, Gerold (2000) Suredaite, PbSnS3, a new mineral species, from the Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit, NW-Argentina: mineralogy and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 85 (7) 1066-1075 doi:10.2138/am-2000-0723
Paar, W. H., Moëlo, Y., Mozgova, N. N., Organova, N. I., Stanley, C. J., Roberts, A. C., Culetto, F. J., Effenberger, H. S., Topa, D., Putz, H., Sureda, R. J., de Brodtkorb, M. K. (2008) Coiraite, (Pb,Sn2+)12.5As3Fe2+Sn4+5S28: a franckeite-type new mineral species from Jujuy Province, NW Argentina. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (5) 1083-1101 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.5.1083
Oploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina