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:

Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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
Tilama, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities: Reported from at least 9 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

Localities:

Condorriaco Mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Santa Teresa mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 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
Tilama, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

ⓘ 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.

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)

ⓘ Antlerite

Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Apatite'

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

Localities: Reported from at least 9 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 13 localities in this region.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite

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

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl

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

ⓘ Auricupride

Formula: Cu3Au

ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)

Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH

ⓘ 'Axinite Group'

Localities:

Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Condor Mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 13 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 24 localities in this region.

ⓘ Barytocalcite

Formula: BaCa(CO3)2

ⓘ Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

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

ⓘ Beudantite

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

Localities:

Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Mostaza mine, Cogotí, Combarbalá, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tambo Mine, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ '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.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities: Reported from at least 21 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
Fragua mine, Fragua district, Limarí 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: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Caesiumpharmacosiderite (TL)

Formula: CsFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4] · 4H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

Localities:

Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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 49 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

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

ⓘ '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

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

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

ⓘ Chenevixite

Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4

ⓘ 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 17 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chrysocolla

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

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

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

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

ⓘ Clinoclase

Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Clintonite

Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ 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 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Copper Stain'

Localities:

Champurria mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Azogues Mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Culebra Mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Delirio Mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Coquimbite (TL)

Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Cornetite

Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3

ⓘ Cornubite

Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4

ⓘ Cornwallite

Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al2O3

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities: Reported from at least 13 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:

Las Cardas mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen mine, Los Algodones mining district, El Arrayan, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Fortuna mine, San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Cuprotungstite

Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2

Localities:

Llamuco Copper Mines, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Chacritas Mine, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Minillas Mine, Tambillos mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Descloizite

Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)

ⓘ Diaspore

Formula: AlO(OH)

References:

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

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

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

ⓘ Djurleite

Formula: Cu31S16

ⓘ Domeykite (TL)

Formula: Cu3As

Type Locality:

ⓘ Duftite

Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ 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 18 localities in this region.

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

Localities:

ⓘ Famatinite

Formula: Cu3SbS4

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ '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 27 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 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Localities:

Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Dorado deposit, El Sauce district, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 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
Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Hausmannite

Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4

ⓘ Haüyne

Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)

Localities:

Cazadero river, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Flor de Chile mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Flor de los Andes, El Polvo, Monte Patria, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

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

ⓘ Hematite var. Martite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

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

Habit: Discoidal crystals to 5 cm across.

ⓘ 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

Localities:

Flor de Chile mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Santa Gracia, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 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 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

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

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi3O8

ⓘ Krennerite

Formula: Au3AgTe8

ⓘ Kuramite

Formula: Cu3SnS4

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

Localities:

La Compañia, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Pique Mine, Tamaya, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Lazurite

Formula: Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O

Localities:

Cazadero river, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Flor de Chile mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Flor de los Andes, El Polvo, Monte Patria, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Libethenite

Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 19 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 25 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 19 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:

Fragua mine, Fragua district, Limarí 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

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities:

Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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

Localities:

Los Mantos Mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Jarilla mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 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

Localities:

Confianza Mine, Tilama, Coquimbo, Chile
Carmen de Andacollo mine, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Mottramite

Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)

Localities:

Grande Mine (La Marqueza Mine), Marqueza, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Las Chilcas mine, Rincón de las Chilcas District, Combarbalá, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

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

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

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Natroalunite

Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ '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)

Localities:

Altovalsol quarry, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Las Mercedes mine, Paihuano, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Algarrobo mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Osarizawaite

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

ⓘ Paratellurite

Formula: TeO2

ⓘ Pargasite

Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

Description: "pargasitic hornblende" according to the abstract

ⓘ Parnauite

Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O

ⓘ '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

Localities:

Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Canto Sur Mine, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Santa Teresa mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Indio deposit, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Philipsburgite

Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Cazadero river, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Phoenicochroite

Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O

ⓘ Piemontite

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

Localities:

ⓘ 'Pilolite'

Formula: Mg4Al2Si10O27 · 15H2O

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

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

Localities:

Mantos de Uchumi, Quebrada Uchumi, Vicuña, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Negritos porphyry copper deposit, Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Tilama, 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: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 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
La Verde mine, Cogotí, Combarbalá, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
La Mostaza mine, Cogotí, Combarbalá, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

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

ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'

Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

Localities:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 54 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

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

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

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 60 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.

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO2

Formula: NiAs2

Formula: As4S4

Formula: MnCO3

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
Los Pelambres Mine, Salamanca, Choapa Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Safflorite

Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

Localities:

Pleito-Melón mining district, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Panulcillo Mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
San Antonio District, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
El Romeral mine, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Llanca Mine, Latliguera mining district, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ 'Scapolite var. Wernerite'

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO4)

ⓘ Schorl

Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

ⓘ 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

ⓘ Segnitite

Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6

ⓘ 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 12 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)

ⓘ '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

ⓘ 'Soapstone'

References:

Kelm, U., Pincheira, M., Oyarzún, J., & Sucha, V. (2001). Combarbalá advanced argillic alteration zone, Chile: geology, geochemistry, mineralogy and mineralization potential. Applied Earth Science, 110(2), 91-102.

ⓘ 'Soapstone var. Combarbalite'

References:

ⓘ Sodalite

Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 25 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:

Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
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 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

ⓘ Tetradymite

Formula: Bi2Te2S

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'

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

Localities:

Andacollo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Los Mantos Mine, Mantos de Punitaqui District, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Algarrobo mine, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

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

ⓘ Ulexite

Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

ⓘ Vésigniéite

Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2

ⓘ Vulcanite

Formula: CuTe

ⓘ 'Wad'

ⓘ 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

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Localities:

Mantos Grandes Mine, Monte Patria, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Cazadero river, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile

ⓘ Woodhouseite

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

References:

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO4)

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)