Locality type: | Mine Zone |
Classification |
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Species: | Canfieldite |
Formula: | Ag8SnS6 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Canfieldite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Cortaderas Zone, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1267695 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1267695:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5016e55c-f1a9-487e-ba45-4dc612fd466c |
Nearest other occurrences of Canfieldite |
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1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘPirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘOploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | THE EPITHERMAL Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn-RICH CORTADERAS ZONE, PIRQUITAS MINE, ARGENTINA EVAN T. SLATER§, ANDREW M. MCDONALD...epithermal Ag-Zn-Sn-rich Cortaderas Zone (CZ) at the Pirquitas mine, Jujuy, Argentina, were studied using...sulfosalt geothermometry. The CZ containing the Cortaderas breccia is dominated by colloform sphalerite...phase, (5) pirquitasite þ stannite, and (6) canfieldite (Te-bearing) þ galena. The assemblages and their...hosting significant base-metal mineralization. The Pirquitas mine, which is known to host significant Ag-Zn-Sn-Pb |
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