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⇱ San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


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San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
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San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine")Mine
Carrera PintoMining District
Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining districtMining District
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 4' 20'' South , 69° 59' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Copiapó129,280 (2013)47.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
25651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25651:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


(Erroneously in some references as the "San Manuel" mine.)
Further investigation led to the following results:

Anatase: Conf. meth.: visually
Azurite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Baryte: Conf. meth.: visually
Brochantite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Brookite: Conf. meth.: visually (associated with Anatase)
Calcite: conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Cerussite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Chalcopyrite: Conf. meth.: visually
Chlorargyrite: Conf. meth.: visually (associated with Iodargyrite)
Chrysocolla: Conf. meth.. visually
Copper: Conf. meth.: visually, Tenacity:malleable (grains in Cuprite)
Covellite: Conf. meth.: visually, immersion in water->color turns to violet
Cryptomelane: Conf. meth.: chemical and physical tests, Ref.: by Gerhard Möhn, Hardness:6, Streak: dark brown, chemical test:positive: K+, Mn, trace amounts of Ba2+negative: Pb2+
Cuprite: Conf. meth.: visually
Dravite: Conf. meth.: EDX, Ref.: by Joy Desor and Gerhard Möhn
Galena: Conf. meth.: visually
Gypsum: Conf. meth.: visually
Hematite: Conf. meth.: visually, Streak: brown-red
Hemimorphite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests (in the Pb-Zn-Cu paragenesis with Rosasite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite...)
Iodargyrite: Conf. meth.: visually, color turns to red when heated (modification change, reversible)
Molybdenite: Conf. meth.: visually
Opal: Conf. meth.: visually, Hardness:5,5-6, lose water when heated
Pyrite: Conf. meth.: visually
Quartz: Conf. meth.: visually
Rosasite: Conf. meth.: visually
Smithsonite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests, Ref.. by Gerhard Möhn, positive: Zn2+, CO32-negative: Ca2+
Turquoise: Conf. meth.: EDX, Ref.: by Günter Blaß, Composition is very close to Turquoise:Chalcosiderite = 1:1-Chemical test shows: all Fe is trivalent (by Gerhard Möhn)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


53 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
References:
Gerhard Möhn Collection Analyzed by Joy Desor and Gerhard MöhnIdentification: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gerhardtite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Description: Tenacity: Flexible (Rouaite is brittle)
References:
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Huenite (TL)
Formula: Cu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
Type Locality:
Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Lindgrenite
Formula: Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Black metallic, strongly ferromagnetic.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Perroudite
Formula: Hg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
'UM1970-26-S:CuZn'
Formula: Cu3ZnS4
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 Cornetite
Cu4(MoO4)3(OH)2 Huenite (TL)
Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 Lindgrenite
Ca(MoO4) Powellite
Pb(MoO4) Wulfenite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Perroudite2.FC.20cHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Lindgrenite7.GB.05Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Huenite (TL)7.GB.15Cu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'UM1970-26-S:CuZn'-Cu3ZnS4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H LindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H HueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
NNitrogen
N GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O LindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O HueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S UM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
S Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
KPotassium
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu LindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu UM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
Cu HueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn UM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
Zn Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
BrBromine
Br PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
MoMolybdenum
Mo LindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Mo HueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag IodargyriteAgI
Ag PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
IIodine
I IodargyriteAgI
I PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg PerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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