Casablanca mine, San Antonio Province, Valparaíso, Chilei
Regional Level Types | |
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Casablanca mine | Mine |
San Antonio Province | Province |
Valparaíso | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° South , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~48km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Casablanca
An old Au mine, now abandoned. Nice and elegant iridescent Goethite and Limonite come from this mine.
Regions containing this locality
Pacific Ocean | Ocean |
South America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
South America | Continent |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Reference: M.Dini collection |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: M.Dini collection |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: M.Dini collection |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: M.Dini collection |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: M.Dini collection |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
XO(OH) | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 10 - OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES | |||
A2(O,OH)3Xq | |||
ⓘ | Atacamite | 10.1.1.1 | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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