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Santa Rosa mine, Arqueros Ag mining district, La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Santa Rosa mineMine
Arqueros Ag mining districtMining District
La SerenaCommune
Elqui ProvinceProvince
CoquimboRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 46' 57'' South , 70° 55' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.78263,-70.92989
GeoHash:
G#: 66tw9fnrt
GRN:
S20W44
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Serena154,521 (2013)33.6km
Vicuña13,496 (2013)35.0km
Coquimbo161,317 (2018)43.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
188432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188432:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Santa Rosa


Old Ag mine, active during I.Domeyko journey to Elqui valley, around 1870-1880 aprox.
According to him, this mine, produced fine mm. xls of perfect tiny hexagonal Polybasite.

The coordinates are NOT correct, but a very rough estimation based upon the weather map at www.yr.no, where it shows Arqueros on the map.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series

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References

Domeyko I. (1876); "Mineralogía", Vol. II, Edit. Ferrocarril, Stgo de Chile.
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