Picún Leufú, Picún Leufú department, Neuquén Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Picún Leufú | Municipality |
| Picún Leufú department | Department |
| Neuquén Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Picún Leufú | 3,222 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Picún Leufú, Picún Leufú, Province de Neuquén, Argentine
German:
Picún Leufú, Departamento Picún Leufú, Provinz Neuquén, Argentinien
Italian:
Picún Leufú, Dipartimento di Picún Leufú, Provincia di Neuquén, Argentina
Russian:
Пикун-Леуфу, Пикун-Леуфу, Неукен, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
皮昆萊烏富, 皮昆萊烏富縣, 內烏肯省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Picún Leufú, Departamento Picún Leufú, Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina
Cebuano:
Picún Leufú, Provincia del Neuquén
Dutch:
Picún Leufú, Picún Leufú, Neuquén, Argentinië
Lithuanian:
Pikun Leufu, Neukeno provincija, Argentina
Portuguese:
Picún Leufú, Picún Leufú, Neuquén, Argentina
Swedish:
Picún Leufú, Neuquén, Argentina
Ukrainian:
Пікун-Леуфу, Неукен, Аргентина
Picún Leufú is a second category municipality and the capital of Picún Leufú Department located in Neuquén Province, Argentina.
Picún Leufú was established on September 12, 1971.
The name of the town comes from the Mapudungun and means North River.
Hollow geodes containing well-crystallized blue celestite and pink calcite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Algodonite Formula: (Cu1-xAsx) Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reference: Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection; Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002 |
| ⓘ Domeykite Formula: Cu3As Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Rodrigues, N., Cobbold, P. R., Loseth, H., & Ruffet, G. (2009). Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite (’beef') in a mature source rock (Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquén Basin, Argentina): evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(4), 695-709. |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Reference: Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Milka K. de Brodtkorb, Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina 2002 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Algodonite | 2.AA.10a | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Domeykite | 2.AA.10b | Cu3As |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| As | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic%C3%BAn_Leuf%C3%BA |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q922199 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3841301 |
Localities in this Region
- Neuquén Province
- Picún Leufú department
- Picún Leufú
- Picún Leufú department
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Picún Leufú, Picún Leufú department, Neuquén Province, Argentina