Angel Mine, Río de Los Sauces District, Calamuchita Department, Córdoba Province, Argentinai
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Angel Mine | Mine |
Río de Los Sauces District | District |
Calamuchita Department | Department |
Córdoba Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 27' 5'' South , 64° 51' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Merlo | 11,159 (2015) | 19.4km |
Santa Rosa del Conlara | 4,489 (2016) | 35.2km |
Concarán | 4,530 (2016) | 38.6km |
Berrotarán | 6,446 (2016) | 43.4km |
Elena | 2,815 (2018) | 44.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
193773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193773:5
GUID (UUID V4):
30be7e02-49c1-4359-a1e7-2429160eddc5
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Angel
Pegmatites of this region are related to ancient Granites, hosted in crystalline schists belonging to the system of Sierras Pampeanas. Pegmatite mine "Angel" (province of Córdoba) is rich in Quartz, (Microcline) and pinched with poor plagioclase feldspar, and encloses Uraninite, Garnet, Triplite and rarely Gahnite and Zircon. The Uraninite occurs in cubic crystals isolated or associated in twinned, or girls bodies, within Muscovite or also in Garnet and up in Triplite. The oxidized components of uranium include Gummite and Uranophane, Autunite and Renardite(Dewindtite), the latter impregnating masses of Mica, Feldspar and Quartz, up to 20 and more tons of volume, being also carrier as well as Columbite in pockets of some hundreds of kilograms.
The Boltwoodite appears in these pegmatites as a result of the weathering of Uraninite; in radial aggregates, and solid. Pale yellow; White streak; glassy shine to Pearl. Cleavage {010}, perfect; {001}, imperfect. D = 3, 5-4. PE = 3, 60. Presents weak fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. Radioactive.
Chemical Analysis:
SiO2: 14.00%.
UO3: 66,64%.
K2O: 10.97%.
H2O: 8.39%.
NOTE: See additional data under pages for the species "Gummite" and Vandendriesscheite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Boltwoodite Formula: (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O Habit: monoclinic Colour: Pale Yellow Fluorescence: weak green Description: The Boltwoodite appears in these pegmatites as a result of the weathering of Uraninite; in radial aggregates, and solid. Pale yellow; White streak; glassy shine to Pearl. Cleavage {010}, perfect; {001}, imperfect. D = 3, 5-4. PE = 3, 60. Presents weak fluorescent green under ultraviolet light. Radioactive.
Chemical Analysis:
SiO2: 14.00%.
UO3: 66,64%.
K2O: 10.97%.
H2O: 8.39%.
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ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ Dewindtite Formula: H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O Habit: Orthorhombic Colour: Canary-yellow Fluorescence: weak yellow-green. Description: Dewindtite(canary-yellow crystals)(Known and mentioned as Renardite). |
ⓘ Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ 'Gummite' Description: The "Gummite" of Mine "Ángel" is actually Vandendriesscheite (Pb1, 5 (UO2) 10 O6 (OH) 11 · 11H2O) and appears in these pegmatites as a result of the weathering of Uraninite, about the same in aggregate micro crystalline orange yellow to yellowish brown and glossy adamantine.
Chemical Analysis of "Gummite" (Vandendriesscheite) variety orange yellow:
SG: 4.1
Lost to Red: 8.80%
Insoluble: 3.04%
UO2: 0.81%
UO3: 80.97%
ThO2 and Rare Earth: 2.15%
PbO: 5.20%
CaO: Traces.
P2O5: Traces. |
ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite Formula: (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
ⓘ Lacroixite Formula: NaAl(PO4)F |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Montebrasite Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Nanpingite Formula: CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sokolovaite Formula: CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Triplite Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F References: |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Vandendriesscheite Formula: PbU7O22 · 12H2O Description: Chemical Analysis of Vandendriesscheite ("Gummite") variety orange yellow:
SG: 4.1
Lost to Red: 8.80%
Insoluble: 3.04%
UO2: 0.81%
UO3: 80.97%
ThO2 and Rare Earth: 2.15%
PbO: 5.20%
CaO: Traces.
P2O5: Traces. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ | Hydroxykenomicrolite | 4.DH. | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | Vandendriesscheite | 4.GB.40 | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Montebrasite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Triplite | 8.BB.10 | Mn2+2(PO4)F |
ⓘ | Lacroixite | 8.BH.10 | NaAl(PO4)F |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
ⓘ | Dewindtite | 8.EC.10 | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Boltwoodite | 9.AK.15 | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Nanpingite | 9.EC.15 | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Sokolovaite | 9.EC.20 | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
ⓘ | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
H | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
H | ⓘ Dewindtite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
H | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Li | ⓘ Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
Li | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Dewindtite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F |
O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
O | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Triplite | Mn22+(PO4)F |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
O | ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F |
F | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
F | ⓘ Triplite | Mn22+(PO4)F |
F | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
Na | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F |
Na | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
P | ⓘ Dewindtite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F |
P | ⓘ Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
P | ⓘ Triplite | Mn22+(PO4)F |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Triplite | Mn22+(PO4)F |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | ⓘ Nanpingite | CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
Cs | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Cs | ⓘ Sokolovaite | CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Dewindtite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
Pb | ⓘ Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
U | ⓘ Boltwoodite | (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O |
U | ⓘ Dewindtite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | ⓘ Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
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