Arequipa, Peru (original) (raw)

Acanthite

Formula: Ag2S

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

Alabandite

Formula: MnS

Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities:

Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Altaite

Formula: PbTe

Aluminocoquimbite

Formula: Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Alunite

Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Alunogen

Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O

Localities:

Pinchollo geyser, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Paclla geyser, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Hualca Hualca solfatara, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Ammoniojarosite

Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

Anatase

Formula: TiO2

'Andorite'

Formula: AgPbSb3S6

Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO4

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Anhydrite occurrence, Huancarqui District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Aplao District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru

'Annivite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4 C2+2)Bi4S12S

Antlerite

Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Localities:

Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru

Aphthitalite

Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Aramayoite

Formula: Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6

'Arequipite'

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Argentopyrite

Formula: AgFe2S3

Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Atacamite

Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Augite

Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

'Axinite Group'

Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities:

Cerro Negro Cu deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Acari Mine, Acarí District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mollehuaca deposit, Huanu-Huanu District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Bassanite

Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Berlinite

Formula: AlPO4

'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

Bismutite

Formula: (BiO)2CO3

Blödite

Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O

Localities:

Paclla geyser, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Hualca Hualca solfatara, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

Boulangerite

Formula: Pb5Sb4S11

Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

Boussingaultite

Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O

Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Cerro Negro Cu deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Cerro Verde, Tambo del Cortaderal, Arequipa, Peru

Brodtkorbite

Formula: Cu2HgSe2

Bustamite

Formula: CaMn2+(Si2O6)

Butlerite

Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite

Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3

References:

André-Mayer, A. S., Leroy, J., Bailly, L., Chauvet, A., Marcoux, E., Grancea, L., ... & Rosas, J. (2002). Boiling and vertical mineralization zoning: a case study from the Apacheta low-sulfidation epithermal gold-silver deposit, southern Peru. Mineralium Deposita, 37(5), 452-464.

Celadonite

Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2

Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Cerro Negro Cu deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

'Chlorite Group'

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

'Chrysocolla Chalcedony'

Coloradoite

Formula: HgTe

Conichalcite

Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)

Copiapite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

Localities:

Pinchollo geyser, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Hualca Hualca solfatara, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Acari Mine, Acarí District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

'Copper Stain'

Coquimbite

Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O

Localities:

Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Pinchollo geyser, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Cordierite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

Cubanite

Formula: CuFe2S3

Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

Localities:

Cerro Negro Cu deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Alondra prospect, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

Cuprite var. Tile ore

Formula: Cu2O

Diaspore

Formula: AlO(OH)

Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

Localities:

Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Laura vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

Dioptase

Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O

Dumortierite

Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)

Emplectite

Formula: CuBiS2

Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Laura vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Famatinite

Formula: Cu3SbS4

'Feldspar Group'

Ferberite

Formula: FeWO4

Fischesserite

Formula: Ag3AuSe2

Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

Garavellite

Formula: FeSbBiS4

Glauberite

Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Tia Maria Mine, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru
El Santo Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

Halite

Formula: NaCl

Localities:

Paclla geyser, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Llahuar springs, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

Hematite var. Martite

Formula: Fe2O3

Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

Hessite

Formula: Ag2Te

Heyrovskýite

Formula: Pb6Bi2S9

'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

Hydrocalumite

Formula: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mollehuaca deposit, Huanu-Huanu District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Juan de Chorunga, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Inyoite

Formula: Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O

Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

Localities:

Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mollehuaca deposit, Huanu-Huanu District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

Jalpaite

Formula: Ag3CuS2

Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Johannsenite

Formula: CaMn2+Si2O6

Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

'K Feldspar'

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi3O8

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Kochkarite

Formula: PbBi4Te7

Kutnohorite

Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2

References:

Chauvet, A., Bailly, L., André, A.-S., Monié, P., Cassard, D., Tajada, F.L., Vargas, J.R., and Tuduri, J. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 387-410.

'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Lindströmite

Formula: Pb3Cu3Bi7S15

Luzonite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

Localities:

Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Laura vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Mackinawite

Formula: FeS

Magnesiocopiapite

Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Mascagnite

Formula: (NH4)2SO4

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

Mawsonite

Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8

Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS2

Mohrite

Formula: (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 · 6H2O

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

Montbrayite

Formula: (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38

Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2

Localities:

Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Pinchollo geyser, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Tia Maria Mine, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.

Natrojarosite

Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6

Natrolite

Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O

Naumannite

Formula: Ag2Se

Neotocite

Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)

Opal

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

Opal var. Andean Opal

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

Opal var. Opal-CT

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

References:

Fritsch, E., Gaillou, E., Ostroumov, M., Rondeau, B., Devouard, B., Barreau, A. (2004) Relationship between nanostructure and optical absorption in fibrous pink opals from Mexico and Peru. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16, 743-752

Palygorskite

Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O

Pearceite

Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]

Localities:

Shila Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Pertlikite

Formula: K2(Fe2+,Mg)2Mg4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Petzite

Formula: Ag3AuTe2

Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

Localities:

Pinchollo geyser, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Paclla geyser, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Picromerite

Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

'Pink Opal'

'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Localities:

Mollehuaca deposit, Huanu-Huanu District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Juan de Chorunga, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Polybasite

Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]

Localities:

Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Caylloma Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Pseudomalachite

Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4

Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2

'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

Pyroxmangite

Formula: Mn2+SiO3

Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Juan de Chorunga, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.

Quartz var. Agate

Quartz var. Bull Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

Localities:

Shila Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
El Santo Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Caylloma Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Rhomboclase

Formula: (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O

Rozenite

Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O

Rucklidgeite

Formula: PbBi2Te4

Rutile

Formula: TiO2

Localities:

Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Tia Maria Mine, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Sakuraiite

Formula: (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4

'Scapolite'

Scorodite

Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

Sekaninaite

Formula: (Fe,Mg)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

Semseyite

Formula: Pb9Sb8S21

Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

Sideronatrite

Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Silver

Formula: Ag

Localities:

Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Chaparra deposit, Atico District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
San Luis Alta deposit, Rio Grande district, Condesuyos Province, Arequipa, Peru

'Smectite Group'

Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

Sphalerite var. Marmatite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Stannoidite

Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12

Stephanite

Formula: Ag5SbS4

Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

Localities:

Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Caylloma Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Stromeyerite

Formula: AgCuS

Sulphur

Formula: S8

Localities:

Misti volcano, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Paclla geyser, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
La Calera spring, Chivay District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
Hualca Hualca solfatara, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru

Sylvanite

Formula: AgAuTe4

Tamarugite

Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O

Tellurobismuthite

Formula: Bi2Te3

Tennantite-(Cu) (TL)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S

Type Locality:

References:

Biagioni, Cristian, Sejkora, Jiří, Moëlo, Yves, Marcoux, Eric, Mauro, Daniela, Dolníček, Zdeněk (2022) Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (2) 331-339 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.26

'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Tetradymite

Formula: Bi2Te2S

'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13

Localities:

Shila Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Tetrahedrite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S

Thénardite

Formula: Na2SO4

References:

Tyc, Andrzej, Gaidzik, Krzysztof, Ciesielczuk, Justyna, Masías, Pablo, Paulo, Andrzej, Postawa, Adam, Żaba, Jerzy (2022) Thermal springs and active fault network of the central Colca River basin, Western Cordillera, Peru. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 424. 107513pp. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107513

Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

'Tourmaline'

Formula: A D3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Localities:

Cerro Verde Mine, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Cerro Negro Cu deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Don Javier Cu-Mo deposit, Yarabamba District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru
Mariela Fe deposit, Cocachacra, Cocachacra District, Islay Province, Arequipa, Peru

Tschermigite

Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

Ulexite

Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

Uraninite

Formula: UO2

Uytenbogaardtite

Formula: Ag3AuS2

Localities:

Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Shila Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru

Vermiculite

Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

Vinciennite

Formula: Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16

References:

Biagioni, Cristian, Sejkora, Jiří, Moëlo, Yves, Marcoux, Eric, Mauro, Daniela, Dolníček, Zdeněk (2022) Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (2) 331-339 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.26

Voltaite

Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O

References:

Ciesielczuk, J., Żaba, J., Bzowska, G., Gaidzik, K., & Głogowska, M. (2013). Sulphate efflorescences at the geyser near Pinchollo, southern Peru. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 42, 186-193.

Volynskite

Formula: AgBiTe2

'Wad'

Yecoraite

Formula: Fe3+3Bi5(Te6+O4)2(Te4+O3)O9 · 9H2O

Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)