Locality type: | Cave |
Classification |
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Species: | Chrysocolla |
Formula: | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysocolla data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Inca Viejo Cave, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentina |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1381735 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1381735:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | b3b06d1c-6360-4de2-99e0-dc9021baed3f |
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla |
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0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘInca Viejo Cu-Au deposit, San Antonio de los Cobres, Los Andes department, Salta Province, Argentina |
91.5km (56.9 miles) | ⓘLa Torca Mine, La Poma Department, Salta Province, Argentina |
References |
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López, G. E., Coloca, F. I., Rosenbusch, M., & Solá, P. (2018). Mining, macro-regional interaction and ritual practices in the South-central Andes: The first evidence for turquoise exploitation from the Late Prehispanic and Inca periods in North-western Argentina (Cueva Inca Viejo, Puna de Salta). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 17, 81-92. |