Cerro Quico, El Sacrificio, La Cocha Department, Tucumán Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro Quico | Mountain |
| El Sacrificio | Municipality |
| La Cocha Department | Department |
| Tucumán Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 45' 5'' South , 65° 45' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Cocha | 7,066 (2016) | 18.8km |
| Los Varela | 1,908 (2016) | 24.9km |
| San Antonio | 4,290 (2015) | 29.0km |
| Graneros | 5,263 (2015) | 33.5km |
| Aguilares | 32,494 (2016) | 38.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
239477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239477:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0e68ac85-c283-463e-9a8d-3e0c1fb2943b
Cerro Quico is a mountain in Argentina, with an elevation of 1793 metres (5883 ft) in the Andes.
Wolframite deposit associated with a 400 meters x 100 meters body of quartz hosted in granite. Located in the Aconquija mountains (1,950 m elevation) (https://www.mindat.org/loc-240711.html).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities16 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ✪ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 Habit: Monoclinic-prismatic Colour: brownish black Fluorescence: no Description: R. Chomnales (1963). Optical analysis on polished cuts. |
| ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ✪ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 Habit: Monoclinic-Prismatic Colour: redish brown. Fluorescence: no Description: R. Chomnales (1963). Optical analysis on polished cutts.
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| ⓘ 'Iron Ochre' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite ? Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ✪ Quartz var. Citrine Formula: SiO2 Habit: Hexagonal prisms, terminated by romboedra or pyramidal shapes. Colour: reddish, yellow-reddish Fluorescence: no |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Tungstite Formula: WO3 · H2O |
| ✪ 'Wolframite Group' Habit: Monoclinic-Prismatic Colour: black - brownish black. Fluorescence: no Description: Chomnales (1963). Optical analysis on polished cutts. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Citrine | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sceptre Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| ⓘ | Tungstite | 4.FJ.10 | WO3 · H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Ferrimolybdite | 7.GB.30 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iron Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Tucumán Province
- La Cocha Department
- El Sacrificio
- Cerro Quico
- El Sacrificio
- La Cocha Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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