Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
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Caracoles | Town |
Caracoles mining district | Mining District |
Sierra Gorda | Commune |
Antofagasta Province | Province |
Antofagasta | Region |
Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 1' 10'' South , 69° 0' 36'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:653:9
GUID (UUID V4):
848034df-9e69-48c7-8069-9b1508a883b8
Caracoles was a silver mining district in what is now Antofagasta Region, Chile. At the time of official discovery in 1870 the district was located in Bolivia. The silver ores of Caracoles were discovered on March 24, 1870, by a Chilean prospecting team led by José Díaz Gana that had departed from the port town of Antofagasta. Subsequently, the ores came to be extracted with Chilean capital and miners. It was the last major discovery of the Chilean silver rushes. According to Oreste Plath "some old miners believe that" Caracoles was discovered much earlier, presumably in 1811, by two Aragonese men who were escaping persecution during the independence era. Subsequently, the location of the outcrop is said to have been forgotten. The site of Caracoles evolved rapidly from a series of rudimentary shelters and huts in 1870 to a small hamlet in 1871. Afterwards, the settlement continued to grow, reaching a population of several thousand inhabitants.
Its accurate location led to dispute between the Bolivian and the Chilean Governments because the Boundary Treaty of 1866 between Chile and Bolivia ordered that tax incomes from the region between the 23°S and the 25°S should be divided in equal parts. Negotiations led to the Corral-Lindsay agreement, which was not ratified by Bolivia, but later both countries signed the Boundary Treaty of 1874 between Chile and Bolivia which eliminated the "Mutual Benefits Zone" between the 23°S and the 25°S parallels. Mining in Caracoles began to decline in the mid-1870s due to the exhaustion of the richest ores and declining international prices of silver. Caracoles' long distance to the ports in the coast did not help either to the economic situation.
After Chilean conquest in 1879 the town was declared head of the Caracoles Department in Antofagasta Province. The settlements associated with the mines were largely depopulated and in ruins by the 1950s.
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
ⓘ | Challacolloite | 3.AA.55 | KPb2Cl5 |
ⓘ | Cotunnite | 3.AB.85 | PbCl2 |
ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ | Clinoatacamite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ | Herbertsmithite (TL) | 3.DA.10c | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
ⓘ | Paratacamite (TL) | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
ⓘ | Diaboleite | 3.DB.05 | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Pseudoboleite | 3.DB.10 | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
ⓘ | Boleite | 3.DB.15 | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
ⓘ | Paralaurionite | 3.DC.05 | PbCl(OH) |
ⓘ | Laurionite | 3.DC.05 | PbCl(OH) |
ⓘ | Penfieldite | 3.DC.15 | Pb2Cl3(OH) |
ⓘ | Matlockite | 3.DC.25 | PbFCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
ⓘ | Schwartzembergite | 4.KB.10 | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
ⓘ | Seeligerite (TL) | 4.KB.15 | Pb3(IO3)OCl3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Nitratine | 5.NA.05 | NaNO3 |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
ⓘ | Leucostaurite (TL) | 6.EA.05 | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Beaverite-(Zn) | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Beaverite-(Cu) | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Osarizawaite | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Cesanite | 7.BD.20 | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Caracolite (TL) | 7.BD.20 | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | Gunningite | 7.CB.05 | ZnSO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Kröhnkite | 7.CC.30 | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Changoite | 7.CC.50 | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O | |
ⓘ | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
ⓘ | Amarantite (TL) | 7.DB.30 | Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
ⓘ | Christelite (TL) | 7.DD.25 | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Metasideronatrite | 7.DF.20 | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
ⓘ | Gordaite (TL) | 7.DF.50 | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
ⓘ | Phoenicochroite | 7.FB.05 | Pb2(CrO4)O |
ⓘ | Santanaite (TL) | 7.FB.10 | Pb11(CrO4)O12 |
ⓘ | Iranite | 7.FC.15 | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
ⓘ | Lindgrenite | 7.GB.05 | Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | var. Bellite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | |
ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Sampleite | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Lavendulan ? | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Daviesite' (TL) | - | Pb-O-Cl-H (?) |
ⓘ | 'Percylite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Sideronatrite-2M' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
H | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
H | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
H | ⓘ Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Laurionite | PbCl(OH) |
H | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Lindgrenite | Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Metasideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
H | ⓘ Penfieldite | Pb2Cl3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
H | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Daviesite | Pb-O-Cl-H (?) |
H | ⓘ Changoite | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Christelite | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
H | ⓘ Leucostaurite | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
H | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Leucostaurite | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
O | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
O | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
O | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Laurionite | PbCl(OH) |
O | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Lindgrenite | Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Metasideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
O | ⓘ Penfieldite | Pb2Cl3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
O | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Santanaite | Pb11(CrO4)O12 |
O | ⓘ Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
O | ⓘ Seeligerite | Pb3(IO3)OCl3 |
O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Daviesite | Pb-O-Cl-H (?) |
O | ⓘ Changoite | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Christelite | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
O | ⓘ Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Leucostaurite | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
O | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Matlockite | PbFCl |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
Na | ⓘ Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Na | ⓘ Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Na | ⓘ Metasideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Na | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
Na | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Na | ⓘ Changoite | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
Na | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
S | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
S | ⓘ Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Metasideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
S | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Changoite | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Christelite | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
Cl | ⓘ Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Cl | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Laurionite | PbCl(OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Matlockite | PbFCl |
Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Penfieldite | Pb2Cl3(OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Cl | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
Cl | ⓘ Seeligerite | Pb3(IO3)OCl3 |
Cl | ⓘ Daviesite | Pb-O-Cl-H (?) |
Cl | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Challacolloite | KPb2Cl5 |
Cl | ⓘ Leucostaurite | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Challacolloite | KPb2Cl5 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Cesanite | Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
Cr | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Cr | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Cr | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
Cr | ⓘ Santanaite | Pb11(CrO4)O12 |
Cr | ⓘ Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Metasideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Lindgrenite | Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Cu | ⓘ Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Cu | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Christelite | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
Zn | ⓘ Changoite | Na2Zn(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Christelite | Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Gordaite | NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
Zn | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
As | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | ⓘ Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Lindgrenite | Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
I | Iodine | |
I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
I | ⓘ Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
I | ⓘ Seeligerite | Pb3(IO3)OCl3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Mimetite var. Bellite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4,SiO4)3Cl |
Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
Pb | ⓘ Boleite | KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 |
Pb | ⓘ Caracolite | Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Pb | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
Pb | ⓘ Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Pb | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Iranite | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Pb | ⓘ Laurionite | PbCl(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Matlockite | PbFCl |
Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Paralaurionite | PbCl(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Penfieldite | Pb2Cl3(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Phoenicochroite | Pb2(CrO4)O |
Pb | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
Pb | ⓘ Santanaite | Pb11(CrO4)O12 |
Pb | ⓘ Schwartzembergite | Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3 |
Pb | ⓘ Seeligerite | Pb3(IO3)OCl3 |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Pb | ⓘ Daviesite | Pb-O-Cl-H (?) |
Pb | ⓘ Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl |
Pb | ⓘ Challacolloite | KPb2Cl5 |
Pb | ⓘ Leucostaurite | Pb2[B5O9]Cl · 0.5H2O |
Pb | ⓘ Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe23+Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracoles |
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Wikidata ID: | Q28163182 |
Localities in this Region
- Antofagasta
- Antofagasta Province
- Sierra Gorda
- Caracoles mining district
- Sierra Gorda
- Antofagasta Province
- Antofagasta
- Antofagasta Province
- Sierra Gorda
- Caracoles mining district
- Sierra Gorda
- Antofagasta Province
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Atacama DesertDesert
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Atacama basinBasin
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