Sierra de Cacheuta, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentinai
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Sierra de Cacheuta | Sierra |
Cacheuta District | District |
Luján de Cuyo department | Department |
Mendoza Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 2' 18'' South , 69° 7' 41'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
19910
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19910:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fc7120a5-fc35-4aef-8e14-54a49c79440d
Note: Not to be confused with the Sierra de Cacho in La Rioja Province (https://www.mindat.org/loc-146779.html).
Selenium minerals deposit (see sublocalities).
The mixture of selenium minerals, such as naumannite and clausthalite, from Sierra de Cacheuta is known as "Cacheutite". Localities were found in 1860-1862. The veins were found at less than ten meters depth and have subsequently been lost. Geographically, the occurrence was located on the right bank of the Rio de Mendoza, where it came from the Sierra de Cacheuta in the West. The mines were on the southern slope of the mountain range, a few leguas (miles) from the river.
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Selenium | 1.CC.10 | Se |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Berzelianite | 2.BA.20 | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
ⓘ | Umangite | 2.BA.25 | Cu3Se2 |
ⓘ | Eucairite | 2.BA.50 | AgCuSe |
ⓘ | Naumannite | 2.BA.55 | Ag2Se |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Klockmannite | 2.CA.05b | CuSe |
ⓘ | Eskebornite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeSe2 |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Achávalite (TL) | 2.CC.05 | FeSe |
ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
ⓘ | Bornhardtite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2Se4 |
ⓘ | Tyrrellite | 2.DA.05 | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Krut'aite | 2.EB.05a | CuSe2 |
ⓘ | Trogtalite | 2.EB.05a | CoSe2 |
ⓘ | Ferroselite | 2.EB.10a | FeSe2 |
ⓘ | Petříčekite | 2.EB.10a | CuSe2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Mereheadite ? | 3.DC.45 | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | Scotlandite ? | 4.JE.20 | PbSO3 |
ⓘ | Molybdomenite (TL) | 4.JF.05 | PbSeO3 |
ⓘ | Chalcomenite (TL) | 4.JH.05 | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Cobaltomenite (TL) | 4.JH.10 | CoSeO3 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Mandarinoite ? | 4.JH.15 | Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
ⓘ | Orlandiite ? | 4.JH.20 | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Olsacherite | 7.AD.35 | Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Celadonite | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
H | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
H | ⓘ Orlandiite | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
O | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
O | ⓘ Olsacherite | Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scotlandite | PbSO3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Orlandiite | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Olsacherite | Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4) |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Scotlandite | PbSO3 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Orlandiite | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Achávalite | FeSe |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Bornhardtite | Co2+Co23+Se4 |
Co | ⓘ Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3 · 2H2O |
Co | ⓘ Trogtalite | CoSe2 |
Co | ⓘ Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
Cu | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
Cu | ⓘ Klockmannite | CuSe |
Cu | ⓘ Krut'aite | CuSe2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
Cu | ⓘ Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
Cu | ⓘ Petříčekite | CuSe2 |
Se | Selenium | |
Se | ⓘ Achávalite | FeSe |
Se | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
Se | ⓘ Bornhardtite | Co2+Co23+Se4 |
Se | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
Se | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
Se | ⓘ Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3 · 2H2O |
Se | ⓘ Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 |
Se | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
Se | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
Se | ⓘ Klockmannite | CuSe |
Se | ⓘ Krut'aite | CuSe2 |
Se | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
Se | ⓘ Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
Se | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
Se | ⓘ Olsacherite | Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4) |
Se | ⓘ Selenium | Se |
Se | ⓘ Trogtalite | CoSe2 |
Se | ⓘ Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 |
Se | ⓘ Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
Se | ⓘ Orlandiite | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
Se | ⓘ Petříčekite | CuSe2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
Ag | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
Pb | ⓘ Mereheadite | Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2 |
Pb | ⓘ Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Olsacherite | Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4) |
Pb | ⓘ Scotlandite | PbSO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Orlandiite | Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Mendoza Province
- Luján de Cuyo department
- Cacheuta District
- Sierra de Cacheuta
- Cacheuta District
- Luján de Cuyo department
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