La Esperanza Mine, Mutquín, Pomán Department, Catamarca Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types | |
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La Esperanza Mine | Mine |
Mutquín | Municipality |
Pomán Department | Department |
Catamarca Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 19' 0'' South , 66° 8' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mutquín | 1,207 (2016) | 0.8km |
Pomán | 3,387 (2015) | 12.0km |
El Rodeo | 1,083 (2016) | 28.0km |
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | 188,812 (2016) | 38.3km |
Huillapima | 7,779 (2016) | 47.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
244239
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:244239:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5a608f91-8501-41ea-89cd-3609288ef007
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina La Esperanza, Mutquín, Departamento Pomán, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina
Elevation: 1,685 m. asl.
Kaolinite Deposit.
Exploited in 70´s by the company "Establecimiento Minero Cerro Blanco", producing kaolin grade CAO-R-fine.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
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