San Francisco Hills Mine, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republici
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San Francisco Hills Mine | Mine |
San Cristóbal | Municipality |
San Cristóbal Province | Province |
Dominican Republic | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 29' 41'' North , 70° 8' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cambita Garabitos | 13,382 (2016) | 7.0km |
San Cristóbal | 154,040 (2016) | 10.1km |
El Carril | 2,643 (2016) | 13.7km |
San Gregorio de Nigua | 11,542 (2016) | 14.2km |
Bajos de Haina | 66,784 (2016) | 15.0km |
Discovery year: 1847-1863.
Mineralization in veins and near zones, some ore up to 10% Cu.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Copper Handbook 1911 |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Copper Handbook 1911; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Copper Handbook 1911; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Copper Handbook 1911; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
References
Sort by
Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Stevens, Horace J. (1911) The Copper Handbook, A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World, Volume 10, 1651 pages.
Vaughan, Thomas Wayland, Cooke, Charles Wythe, Condit, Daniel Dale, Ross, Clyde Polhemus (1921) A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Washington DC.
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10062438 |
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External Links
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53335#page/7/mode/1up [Vaughan et al., 1921]
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