Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile (original) (raw)

ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag2S

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Actinolite

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

ⓘ Adamite (TL)

Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)

Type Locality:

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.

ⓘ 'Andorite'

Formula: AgPbSb3S6

ⓘ Arsenic

Formula: As

Localities:

Flor de María Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Reventón Colorada Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Manto de Ossa mine (Mantos Ossa mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

ⓘ 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather'

ⓘ 'Atlasite'

Formula: near Cu15(CO3)6Cl2(OH)16 · H2O

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities:

Huanaca mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Flor de María Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Confianza mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Margarita 2 mine (Margarita Segunda mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Locura mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ 'Biotite'

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

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

ⓘ Bromargyrite

Formula: AgBr

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

ⓘ Bromargyrite var. Iodian Bromargyrite

Formula: AgBr

ⓘ Bromargyrite var. Mercuroan Bromargyrite

Formula: (Ag,Hg)Br

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)2

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 30 localities in this region.

ⓘ Capgaronnite

Formula: AgHgClS

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

ⓘ 'Chañarcillite'

Formula: Ag-As-Sb

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

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

ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite

Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)

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

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

ⓘ Chrysocolla

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

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

ⓘ Conichalcite

Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

ⓘ Domeykite

Formula: Cu3As

ⓘ Dyscrasite

Formula: Ag3Sb

ⓘ Epidote

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

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

ⓘ Fettelite

Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]

Localities:

San Feliz mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chacabuco mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Dolores 1 mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

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

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

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

ⓘ Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

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

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Descubridora Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Colorada Mine (Corrida Colorada Mine; Colorado Mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS2

ⓘ Moschellandsbergite

Formula: Ag2Hg3

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Palygorskite

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

ⓘ Pearceite

Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

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

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]

Localities:

Constancia Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Delirio Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ Proustite

Formula: Ag3AsS3

Localities:

Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Bocona Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Rothschild mine (Rothschils mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Dolores 1 mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'

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

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities:

San Francisquito Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Loreto Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chacabuco mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities:

Manto de Cobo Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Chacabuco mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Colorada Mine (Corrida Colorada Mine; Colorado Mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities:

Constancia Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Loreto Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Rothschild mine (Rothschils mine), Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
San Blas Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Delirio Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag5SbS4

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

ⓘ Tocornalite

Formula: (Ag,Hg)I (?)

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

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

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

ⓘ Xanthoconite

Formula: Ag3AsS3