Pan de Azucar Mine, Pan de Azucar mining district, Rinconada, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pan de Azucar Mine | Mine |
| Pan de Azucar mining district | Mining District |
| Rinconada | Municipality |
| Rinconada Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 31' 30'' South , 66° 0' 52'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Miocene Pb-Zn-Ag deposit. Principal veins are the España, Pan de Azucar, and Potosí. The galena here contains up to 1.2% Ag by weight.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities28 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Argyrodite Formula: Ag8GeS6 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: < 1.2wt% Ag Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina); Saravia, T.S. (1960). |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Stannoidite Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8GeS6 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stannoidite | 2.CB.15c | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.5.6.1 | Ag8GeS6 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.8.7.2 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.8.7.1 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannoidite | 2.9.3.3 | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3 | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.11.2.1 | Sb2S3 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
| 3 <ø < 4 | |||
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 3.3.6.3 | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ø = 3 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 3.4.1.2 | Ag3SbS3 |
| 2.5 < ø < 3 | |||
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 3.5.2.1 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| 2 < ø < 2.49 | |||
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 3.6.20.4 | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
| XO(OH) | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 28.3.1.3 | PbSO4 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 29.6.10.1 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | ([Ag6]4+,((Cu,Ag)4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
References
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