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Araucana mine, Sierra San José, La Deseada sector, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Araucana mineMine
Sierra San JoséSierra
La Deseada sectorSector
Caracoles mining districtMining District
Sierra GordaCommune
Antofagasta ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196082:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Araucana


A small abandoned mines and superficial quarries once worked for galena: mineralization hosted in shales and jurassic limestones.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSchwartzembergite4.KB.10Pb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchwartzembergitePb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ SchwartzembergitePb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SchwartzembergitePb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
IIodine
Iⓘ SchwartzembergitePb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ SchwartzembergitePb5H2(IO2)O4Cl3

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Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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