Salvadora mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda district, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salvadora mine | Mine |
| Caracoles | - not defined - |
| Sierra Gorda district | District |
| Tocopilla province | Province |
| Antofagasta | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 2' 18'' South , 69° 33' 29'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
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Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Salvadora
A small old copper porphyric deposit, reworked in the last 2 years by a Chilean company. The mine is particularly interesting for a new find (2007) of interesting leightonite crystals growing on atacamite & paratacamite.
This mine should not be confused with Salvadora mine, which is in the Loa province, and not far from Calama city; the Salvadora adit, was visited by the prominent American mineralogist Marc Chance Bandy, during 1934-1935.
Regions containing this locality
| South America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| South America | Continent |
| Atacama Desert, Chile | Desert |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~mineralogische-sammlungen-dmg/analysen/leightonit.htm |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Reference: Maurizio Dini (Dr. Jochen Schluter analysis); http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~mineralogische-sammlungen-dmg/analysen/leightonit.htm |
| ⓘ Glauberite Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 Reference: Natural History Museum Vienna collection (U. Kolitsch SXRD analysis) |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~mineralogische-sammlungen-dmg/analysen/leightonit.htm |
| ⓘ Leightonite Formula: K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O Reference: Maurizio Dini, Dr. Jochen Schluter.; http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~mineralogische-sammlungen-dmg/analysen/leightonit.htm |
ⓘ Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 Reference: Maurizio Dini, Dr. Jochen Schluter. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Leightonite | 7.CC.70 | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 10 - OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A2(O,OH)3Xq | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 10.1.1.1 | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 10.1.2.1 | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 28.4.2.1 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AmBn(XO4)p·xH2O, with (m+n):p < 3:2 and > 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Leightonite | 29.4.5.2 | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Leightonite | K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)- Maurizio Dini (I want to acknowledge the coooperation of Dr. Jochen Schluter, Curator, Hamburg Museum, Hamburg, Germany, who has dedicated time and passion on this material).
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Salvadora mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda district, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile