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Cuya, Los Camarones valley, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cuya | - not defined - |
| Los Camarones valley | Valley |
| Arica Province | Province |
| Arica y Parinacota | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 5' 57'' South , 70° 7' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Los Camarones
NOTE: The locality name may be erroneously spelled Los Camerones.
Actually the Cuya village is situated in a narrow valley of the Camarones valley. The area has been exploited as small scale sulphate outcrops and diggings. Local lithology is composed by lavas, lithic tuffs, and probably sedimentary marine rocks. These rocks have been cut by faults and submitted to metamorphism that have generated the strong pyrite alteration body over the whole area; pyrite mineralization is related to some of those sedimentary and shale rocks, such as crystalline calcareous shales. A strong epidote alteration process also may be seen through the veins and layer of the area. Pyrite is the main sulphide, which seems to be accompanied with variable amounts of As-pyrite, and less chalcopyrite that is also present at surface, together with very few spots of secondary copper minerals. Former mentioned sulphides, must have suffered oxidation near surface, due to meteoric water.
Many thanks to Tony Kampf of LAC Mineralogical Museum, for his invaluable work on the most of the minerals hereby listed.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities34 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| โ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| โ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| โ | Paratacamite-(Mg) (TL) | 3.00. | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| โ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| โ | Haydeeite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Claudetite | 4.CB.45 | As2O3 |
| โ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Cuyaite (TL) | 4.JB. | Ca2Mn3+As3+14O24Cl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| โ | Hydroniumjarosite | 7.BC.10 | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| โ | Szomolnokite | 7.CB.05 | FeSO4 ยท H2O |
| โ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 ยท 4H2O |
| โ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 ยท 5H2O |
| โ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| โ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 ยท 7H2O |
| โ | Rรถmerite | 7.CB.75 | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 ยท 14H2O |
| โ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 ยท 22H2O |
| โ | Amarantite | 7.DB.30 | Fe3+2(SO4)2O ยท 7H2O |
| โ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 ยท 20H2O |
| โ | Botryogen | 7.DC.25 | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) ยท 7H2O |
| โ | Zincobotryogen | 7.DC.25 | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) ยท 7H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Talmessite | 8.CG.05 | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 ยท 2H2O |
| โ | Camaronesite (TL) | 8.DB. | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) ยท 1-2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | โปCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| โ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O |
| โ | var. Sobotkite | 9.EC.45 | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 ยท 1-5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | โ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
| H | โ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | โ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| H | โ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | โ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | โ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | โ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| H | โ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | โ Rรถmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
| H | โ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | โ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| H | โ Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O |
| H | โ Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| H | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| H | โ Haydeeite | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | โ Camaronesite | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2O |
| H | โ Paratacamite-(Mg) | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | โ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
| O | โ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | โ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| O | โ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | โ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| O | โ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | โ Claudetite | As2O3 |
| O | โ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | โ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| O | โ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rรถmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
| O | โ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | โ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| O | โ Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O |
| O | โ Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| O | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| O | โ Haydeeite | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | โ Camaronesite | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2O |
| O | โ Paratacamite-(Mg) | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | โ Cuyaite | Ca2Mn3+As143+O24Cl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | โ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| Mg | โ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | โ Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Mg | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| Mg | โ Haydeeite | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| Mg | โ Paratacamite-(Mg) | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Camaronesite | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
| S | โ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | โ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | โ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | โ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | โ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | โ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| S | โ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | โ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | โ Rรถmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
| S | โ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | โ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| S | โ Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| S | โ Camaronesite | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | โ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | โ Haydeeite | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cl | โ Paratacamite-(Mg) | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cl | โ Cuyaite | Ca2Mn3+As143+O24Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | โ Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Ca | โ Saponite var. Sobotkite | (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg0.66Al0.33)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 · 1-5H2O |
| Ca | โ Cuyaite | Ca2Mn3+As143+O24Cl |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | โ Cuyaite | Ca2Mn3+As143+O24Cl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | โ Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
| Fe | โ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | โ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | โ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Rรถmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
| Fe | โ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| Fe | โ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | โ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
| Fe | โ Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Fe | โ Camaronesite | [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | โ Haydeeite | Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 |
| Cu | โ Paratacamite-(Mg) | Cu3(Mg,Cu)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | โ Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | โ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| As | โ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | โ Native Arsenic | As |
| As | โ Claudetite | As2O3 |
| As | โ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | โ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | โ Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O |
| As | โ Cuyaite | Ca2Mn3+As143+O24Cl |
Localities in this Region
- Arica y Parinacota
- Arica Province
- Los Camarones valley
- Arica Province
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
- Atacama DesertDesert
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Andean ProvinceGeologic Province
- Central PrecordilleraAccretionary Complex
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References
Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Nash, B. P., Housley, R. M., Rossman, G. R., Dini, M. (2013) Camaronesite, [Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4)ยท1โ2H2O, a new phosphate-sulfate from the Camarones Valley, Chile, structurally related to taranakite. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (4) 453-465 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.4.05
Kampf, A. R., Sciberras, M. J., Leverett, P., Williams, P. A., Malcherek, T., Schlรผter, J., Welch, M. D., Dini, M., Molina Donoso, A. A. (2013) Paratacamite-(Mg), Cu3(Mg,Cu)Cl2(OH)6; a new substituted basic copper chloride mineral from Camerones, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (8) 3113-3124 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.8.06
Cuya, Los Camarones valley, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota, Chile