Río Colorado, Cafayate Department, Salta Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types | |
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Río Colorado | River |
Cafayate Department | Department |
Salta Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 4' 59'' South , 66° 1' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Located at 2,452 meters above sea level. A sector in the mountain range of Sierra de Quilmes, west of Cafayate City, near the Río Colorado River.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry's collection |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry, personally collected |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry, personally collected |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry, personally collected |
ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry's collection |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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Río Colorado, Cafayate Department, Salta Province, Argentina