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Albite from
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1825253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1825253:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘCandelaria Copper mining complex, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘAlacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘJote Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘCapitana Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘDulcinea de Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘCopiapó Nordeste prospect, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘLos Colorados Mine, Huasco, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile
References
Seymour, N.M.; Real, I.del; Canales, A.; Stein, H.; Yang, G.; Camacho, J. (2025) Geological, structural, and temporal framework of hematite-rich IOCG mineralization at La Farola deposit in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, Chile. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (5). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102112
 
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