Abundancia Mine, Punta del Cobre District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Abundancia Mine | Mine |
| Punta del Cobre District | District |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Key
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 Abundancia
A Cu high grade sulphide adit: mineralizations and geology is the same as the other Punta del Cobre deposits.
38 km northeast of Chañarcillo
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: . Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
| Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers | |||
| Modulated Layers with joined strips | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 74.3.2.1 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)C. Ruiz Fuller/F. Peebles (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile": Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile.
Marschik R, Fontboté L (2001) The Candelaria-Punta del Cobre iron-oxide Cu-Au(-Zn-Ag) deposits, Chile. Econ Geol 96:1799-1826
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