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⇱ Horizon Mine, San Martin pluton, Valcheta Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina

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Horizon Mine, San Martin pluton, Valcheta Department, Río Negro Province, Argentinai
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Horizon MineMine
San Martin plutonPluton
Valcheta DepartmentDepartment
Río Negro ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 29' 57'' South , 66° 5' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Valcheta3,596 (2016)22.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
229540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229540:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mina Horizonte


800 tons of tungsten ore.

Located approximately 25 km northeast of Valchetta.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘHübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ HübneriteMnWO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Argentina/Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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