Palpalá Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Palpalá Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Palpalá | 48,199 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Palpalá, Province de Jujuy, Argentine
German:
Departamento Palpalá, Provinz Jujuy, Argentinien
Italian:
Dipartimento di Palpalá, Provincia di Jujuy, Argentina
Russian:
Пальпала, Жужуй, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
帕爾帕拉縣, 胡胡伊省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Departamento Palpalá, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina
Armenian:
Պալպալա, Խուխույ
Cebuano:
Departamento de Palpalá, Provincia de Jujuy
Dutch:
Palpalá, Jujuy, Argentinië
Hungarian:
Palpalá megye, Jujuy tartomány, Argentína
Portuguese:
Palpalá, Jujuy, Argentina
Swedish:
Departamento de Palpalá, Jujuy, Argentina
Palpalá is a department of the province of Jujuy (Argentina).
Iron mines and Steel industrial complex, Altos Hornos Zapla, in Palpalá District.
Elevation: 1,034 m. above sea level.
Iron deposits: sedimentary horizons: Zapla, Sierras de Puesto Viejo, Jujuy. Large concentrations of Hematite. It is the most abundant mineral ore, grain very fine, pseudomorphic according to chamosite. Accompanied by silica, chamosite, mica, siderite, pyrite. Derived from chamosite diagenesis.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ | var. Thuringite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Angelelli, Victorio (1984) Yacimientos de minerales de hierro. In: Yacimientos Metalíferos de la República Argentina I. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas, provincia de Buenos Aires: 239-290.
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpal%C3%A1_Department |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1063359 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8715321 |
Localities in this Region
- Jujuy Province
- Palpalá Department
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Cerro Zapla, Zapla mining district, Palpalá Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina