Deseada Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Deseada Mine | Mine |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~172km
Locality type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Deseada
A small abandoned Cu-Co mine, within the Punta del Cobre district, not far from Tierra Amarilla town. Ore formation took place during the Cretaceous period. The mineralization is hosted in sedimentary and shale rocks.
Ref.:
Sernageomin (Chilean National Service for Geology and Mines), 2005
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Sernageomin database 2005;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Sernageomin database 2005;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Reference: Sernageomin database 2005;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Sernageomin database 2005;Stgo de Chile |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Chile
- Atacama
- Copiapó Province
- Punta del Cobre Mining DistrictMining District
- Copiapó Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Atacama basinBasin
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