Caylloma Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Perui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Caylloma Mine | Mine |
| Caylloma Province | Province |
| Arequipa | Department |
| Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 12' 15'' South , 71° 51' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
191551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191551:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0fe5971a-6d95-4b37-903f-df90ec150125
The earliest documented mining activity in the Caylloma District dates back to that of Spanish miners in 1620. English miners carried out activities in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Intermediate sulfidation epithermal vein systems.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Argentopyrite Formula: AgFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Jalpaite Formula: Ag3CuS2 |
| ⓘ Johannsenite Formula: CaMn2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Jalpaite | 2.BA.45 | Ag3CuS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Argentopyrite | 2.CB.65 | AgFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Johannsenite | 9.DA.15 | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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