Machetillo mine, Nueva Elqui mining district, Coquimbo, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Machetillo mine | Mine |
Nueva Elqui mining district | Mining District |
Coquimbo | Commune |
Elqui Province | Province |
Coquimbo | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° South , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~44km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
191301
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191301:2
GUID (UUID V4):
93ee6e1c-9f9a-456d-9c9c-6c2b66fb73a8
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Machetillo
The Machetillo mine was already familiar to I. Domeyko during 1850, when he reached this area by donkey.
Supposedly Machetillo was rich in Ag-Pb-As ore.
Nice group of arsenopyrite prisms are preserved in the I. Domeyko Museum in La Serena University (Chile).
Ref:
Maurizio Dini
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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