La Novedad mine, Quebrada Tocante, Huacalera, Tilcara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types | |
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La Novedad mine | Mine |
Quebrada Tocante | Valley |
Huacalera | Municipality |
Tilcara Department | Department |
Jujuy Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241272
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241272:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4ef0e72a-1516-411f-b9d7-5b0b807a40d9
"La Novedad" Thorium Deposit Department Tilcara, Jujuy Province, on the "Quebrada Tocante", 4 km above its mouth in the "Quebrada de Yacoraite" and about 25 kilometers west of the town of Huacalera located on route national Nº 9. Elevation: 3,800 meters above sea level.
System of veins embedded in quartzite Ordovicics with manganiferous Siderite veins carriers of thorium minerals in sandstones of the Tremadonciano. Thickness 0.15 - 0.20 m, extending up to 1,000 meters.
Various surface work was performed. ThO2 average: 0.15 - 0.20 per cent. Primary mineralization: Thorogummite, Monazite, Thorite, Siderite, Iron oxides, Calcite, Baryte, Quartz, manganese oxides.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ | var. Thorogummite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
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