Las Cañas district, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Las Cañas district | District |
Huasco Province | Province |
Atacama | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
28° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~119km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188519
Long-form identifier:
1:2:188519:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c42851b9-51c3-4964-89bb-de5c5d549549
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group' Reference: Flores H. (1942); "Informe geológico económico sobre el mineral de Las Cañas (Vallenar)"; IIG; Stgo. de Chile. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Localities in this Region
- Atacama
- Huasco Province
- Las Cañas district
- Huasco Province
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