Flor de Azulillo mine, Punitaqui, Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Flor de Azulillo mine | Mine |
| Punitaqui | Commune |
| Ovalle | Commune |
| Limarí Province | Province |
| Coquimbo | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° South , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~75km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188362
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188362:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d9388f9e-93e2-4d6d-b97b-9730437e30f2
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Flor de Azulillo
Oficially the only mine in Chile that produced Au tellurides; this hydrothermal deposit was worked at great depth; dacite hosted the main gold ore veins. The mine was active from 1950 to 1980.
Ref.:
Carrasco R.(1969); "Memorandum general sobre mina Flor de Azulillo", Enami, Stgo de Chile, Chile.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Tellurium Formula: Te |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurium | Te |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
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