Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile (original) (raw)

Formula: Ag2S

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

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

Localities:

El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Casus mine, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

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

ⓘ Albite var. Andesine

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

References:

Rojas, P. A., Barra, F., Reich, M., Deditius, A., Simon, A., Uribe, F., ... & Rojo, M. (2018). A genetic link between magnetite mineralization and diorite intrusion at the El Romeral iron oxide-apatite deposit, northern Chile. Mineralium Deposita, 53(7), 947-966.

ⓘ Algodonite (TL)

Formula: (Cu1-xAsx)

Type Locality:

ⓘ 'Alisonite'

Formula: Cu6PbS4

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

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

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

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

Localities:

Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Tofo Mine, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO4

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

References:

Carrillo-Rosúa, J., Morales-Ruano, S., Morata, D., Boyce, A. J., Belmar, M., Fallick, A. E., & Hach-Alí, P. F. (2008). Mineralogy and geochemistry of El Dorado epithermal gold deposit, El Sauce district, central-northern Chile. Mineralogy and Petrology, 92(3-4), 341-360.

ⓘ Antlerite

Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Apatite'

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

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

ⓘ Aramayoite

Formula: Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6

ⓘ 'Argyropyrite'

Formula: near Ag2Fe7S11

ⓘ Arsenic

Formula: As

Localities:

Machetillo mine, Nueva Elqui mining district, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Volcano mine, Los Choros, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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

ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite

Formula: (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl

Localities:

Potrerillos mine, Punta Colorada-Agua Grande, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Auricupride

Formula: Cu3Au

ⓘ 'Axinite Group'

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

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

ⓘ Bariopharmacoalumite

Formula: Ba0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O

References:

Mills, S. J., Rumsey, M. S., Favreau, G., Spratt, J., Raudsepp, M., Dini, M. (2011) Bariopharmacoalumite, a new mineral species from Cap Garonne, France and Mina Grande, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (1) 135-144 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.1.135

ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite

Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.

ⓘ Barytocalcite

Formula: BaCa(CO3)2

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ 'Biotite'

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

Localities:

Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

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

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

References:

ⓘ Braunite

Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8

Localities:

Palmira mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Balcanes Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Placetas Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

Localities:

Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Fortuna mine, San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Caesiumpharmacosiderite (TL)

Formula: CsFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4] · 4H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

Localities:

Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities:

Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Porotitos mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Agua Minera (Las Tortolas 53), Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Localities:

21 de Mayo Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambor mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

Localities:

Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite

Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)

Localities:

Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Algodones Mine, El Arrayan, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

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

ⓘ Chrysocolla

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

Localities:

Potrerillos mine, Punta Colorada-Agua Grande, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
26 de Agosto mine (Brillador mine), Brillador mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Localities:

Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Jarilla mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Dichosa Mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Merceditas Mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Localities:

Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Buitre mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Teresita mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Conichalcite

Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Copper Stain'

ⓘ Cornetite

Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3

ⓘ Cornubite

Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

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

ⓘ Crandallite

Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

References:

Deyell, C. L., Rye, R. O., Landis, G. P., & Bissig, T. (2005). Alunite and the role of magmatic fluids in the Tambo high-sulfidation deposit, El Indio–Pascua belt, Chile. Chemical Geology, 215(1), 185-218.

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe2S3

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

Localities:

Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Fortuna mine, San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Cuprotungstite

Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2

ⓘ Descloizite

Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)

ⓘ Diaspore

Formula: AlO(OH)

References:

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

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

ⓘ Djurleite

Formula: Cu31S16

ⓘ Domeykite (TL)

Formula: Cu3As

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dumortierite

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

ⓘ Emmonsite

Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O

ⓘ Emplectite

Formula: CuBiS2

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

Localities:

Las Hediondas Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Kimberly mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Epidote

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

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

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

Localities:

ⓘ Famatinite

Formula: Cu3SbS4

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Localities:

Altovalsol quarry, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Las Mercedes mine, Paihuano, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Dichosa Mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Florencite-(Ce)

Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6

References:

ⓘ Florencite-(La)

Formula: LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6

References:

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Cuproapatite (FRL)

Formula: (Ca,Cu)5(PO4)3F

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Glaucodot

Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS

Localities:

El Condor Mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Buitre mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

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

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

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

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

ⓘ Goldfieldite

Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

Localities:

Balcanes Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Placetas Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Hausmannite

Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4

References:

Oyarzun, R., Ortega, L., Sierra, J., Lunar, R., and Oyarzun, J. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 547-559.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

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

ⓘ Hematite var. Martite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities:

Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag2Te

Localities:

Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Sol mine, Condoriaco mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Indígena Mine, Condoriaco mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O

Localities:

Coca-Cola Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
21 de Mayo Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambor mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

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

ⓘ Huangite (TL)

Formula: Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities:

Retna vein, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Kimberly mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Kimberly Pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Hübnerite

Formula: MnWO4

ⓘ Hydroniumpharmacosiderite

Formula: (H3O)Fe4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O

References:

**Mills, S. J., Kampf, A. R., Williams, P. A., Leverett, P., Poirier, G., Raudsepp, M., Francis, C. A. (2010) Hydroniumpharmacosiderite, a new member of the pharmacosiderite supergroup from Cornwall, UK: structure and description. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (5) 863-869 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.5.863 **p.868

ⓘ Idaite

Formula: Cu5FeS6

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

References:

ⓘ Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

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.

ⓘ Jarosite

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

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

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities:

San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi3O8

ⓘ Krennerite

Formula: Au3AgTe8

ⓘ Kuramite

Formula: Cu3SnS4

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

ⓘ Libethenite

Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W., King, Vandall T., Sielecki, Robert, Cureton, Forrest, Robinson, George W., Asselborn, Eric (1992) What's New in Minerals? - Annual World Summary of Mineral Discoveries, April 1991 through April 1992. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (5) 423-437

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2

ⓘ Luzonite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

ⓘ Mackayite

Formula: Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)

References:

Back, M.E., Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., Criddle, A.J. & Mandarino, J.A. (1999): Walfordite, a new tellurite from the Wendy open pit, El Indio - Tambo mining property, Chile. Canadian Mineralogist 37, 1261-1268.

Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C., Abdu, Y. A., Walford, P. C., & Back, M. E. (2019). Relative humidity as a driver of structural change in three new ferric-sulfate-tellurite hydrates: New minerals tamboite and metatamboite, and a lower-hydrate derivative, possibly involving direct uptake of atmospheric {H2O} 4 clusters. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57(5), 605-635.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Mandarinoite

Formula: Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)

Description: Additionally confirmed by EDS/SEM analysis and microprobe, including that by Anatoly Kasatkin, Fersman Mineralogical Museum.

References:

Back, Malcolm E., Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A., Cooper, Mark A., Walford, Phillip C., Mandarino, Joseph A. (2017) Telluromandarinoite, A New Tellurite Mineral From the El Indio-Tambo Mining Property, Andes Mountains, Chile. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (1) 21-28 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500014

ⓘ Manganite

Formula: Mn3+O(OH)

Localities:

Balcanes Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Placetas Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities:

El Sol mine, Condoriaco mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Dorado deposit, El Sauce district, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Mercury

Formula: Hg

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O

ⓘ Metatamboite (TL)

Formula: Fe3+3(OH)(H2O)2(SO4)(Te4+O3)3(Te4+O(OH)2)(H2O)

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

References:

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Localities:

Grande Mine (La Marqueza Mine), Marqueza, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Florida mine, Rivadavia, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

ⓘ Mottramite

Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)

References:

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

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

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

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Natroalunite

Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

References:

ⓘ 'Natroalunite-2c'

Formula: (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6

References:

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O

Localities:

21 de Mayo Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Coca-Cola Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambor mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Olivenite

Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Osarizawaite

Formula: Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Paratellurite

Formula: TeO2

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

Localities:

Coca-Cola Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambor mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Mantos de Uchumi, Quebrada Uchumi, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag3AuTe2

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Phoenicochroite

Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O

ⓘ Piemontite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities:

Balcanes Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Placetas Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Pilolite'

Formula: Mg4Al2Si10O27 · 15H2O

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

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

Localities:

Mantos de Uchumi, Quebrada Uchumi, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]

Localities:

Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Rio del Medio prospect, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Santa Rosa mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Poughite

Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O

Localities:

Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Localities:

Manto Delirio deposit, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Rodeito mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Proustite

Formula: Ag3AsS3

Localities:

Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Sol mine, Condoriaco mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Indígena Mine, Condoriaco mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'

ⓘ Pseudomalachite

Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4

Localities:

Grande Mine (La Marqueza Mine), Marqueza, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Mercedes Mine, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Localities:

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

Localities:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen'

Localities:

Manto Delirio deposit, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Mantos de Uchumi, Quebrada Uchumi, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

Localities:

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

Localities:

Grande Mine (La Marqueza Mine), Marqueza, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Porotitos mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

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

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 40 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

References:

Tanner, D., Henley, R. W., Mavrogenes, J. A., & Holden, P. (2016). Sulfur isotope and trace element systematics of zoned pyrite crystals from the El Indio Au–Cu–Ag deposit, Chile. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 171(4), 1-17.

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

ⓘ Rickardite

Formula: Cu7Te5

References:

Jannas, R.R., Beane, R.E., Ahler, B.A., Brosnahan, D.R. (1990) Gold and copper mineralization at the El Indio deposit, Chile. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 36, 233-266.

ⓘ Rodalquilarite

Formula: Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

Localities:

Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

Localities:

Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO4)

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O

Localities:

Rodaito Mine, Vicuña, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
21 de Mayo Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Coca-Cola Mine, Talcuna Cu-Mn-Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Rodeito mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

Localities:

Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Grande Mine (La Marqueza Mine), Marqueza, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Kimberly Pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Seligmannite

Formula: PbCuAsS3

Localities:

El Dorado deposit, El Sauce district, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Paloma mine, Nueva Elqui mining district, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

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

ⓘ Silver var. Arquerite

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

References:

Oyarzun, R., Ortega, L., Sierra, J., Lunar, R., and Oyarzun, J. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 547-559.

ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

References:

Oyarzun, R., Ortega, L., Sierra, J., Lunar, R., and Oyarzun, J. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 547-559.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

Localities:

Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Falda, Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag5SbS4

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

Description: in silver deposit (which one?)

ⓘ Stromeyerite

Formula: AgCuS

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S8

ⓘ Svanbergite

Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

References:

ⓘ Sylvanite

Formula: AgAuTe4

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ Tamboite (TL)

Formula: Fe3+3(OH)(H2O)2(SO4)(Te4+O3)3(Te4+O(OH)2)(H2O)3

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ Tellurite

Formula: TeO2

ⓘ Tellurium

Formula: Te

Localities:

Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Telluromandarinoite (TL)

Formula: Fe3+2Te3O9 · 6H2O

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ Tetradymite

Formula: Bi2Te2S

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Localities:

Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

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

Localities:

El Buitre mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Chacritas Mine, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Potrerillos mine, Punta Colorada-Agua Grande, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Ulexite

Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

ⓘ Vulcanite

Formula: CuTe

ⓘ Walfordite (TL)

Formula: (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ Walthierite (TL)

Formula: Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities:

Retna vein, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Wendy pit, Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Weissite

Formula: Cu2-xTe

References:

Jannas, R.R., Beane, R.E., Ahler, B.A., Brosnahan, D.R. (1990) Gold and copper mineralization at the El Indio deposit, Chile. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 36, 233-266.

ⓘ Winstanleyite

Formula: TiTe4+3O8

ⓘ Woodhouseite

Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

References:

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO4)

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)