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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentinai
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
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Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 20' 31'' South , 69° 24' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.34190,-69.40920
GRN:
S21W43
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Calingasta8,176 (2017)1.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
21392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21392:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Veins, 0.4 up to 3.2 meters thick, up to 1 km long, in diabase. Top 10 meters consist mainly of iron sulphates.

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Mineral List


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

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aluminocopiapite
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Amarantite
Formula: Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 7H2O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Aubertite
Formula: CuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
ⓘ Botryogen
Formula: MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘ Butlerite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Description: Occurs in veins to 3 meters wide.
ⓘ Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hohmannite ?
Formula: Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 8H2O
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Description: zincian variety "calingastite"
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Parabutlerite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Römerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘ Sarmientite (TL)
Formula: Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as nodules embedded in fibroferrite.
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Slavíkite
Formula: (H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘ Zincmelanterite ?
Formula: Zn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Description: Perhaps zincian melanterite? (previously known from here as "calingastite")

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘSzomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘZincmelanterite ?7.CB.35Zn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘGoslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘCoquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘRömerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAubertite7.DB.05CuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
ⓘAmarantite7.DB.30Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 7H2O
ⓘHohmannite ?7.DB.30Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 8H2O
ⓘAluminocopiapite7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘButlerite7.DC.10Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘParabutlerite7.DC.10Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘFibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘBotryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘSlavíkite7.DF.30(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘSarmientite (TL)8.DB.35Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ AmarantiteFe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O
Hⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
Hⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Hⓘ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ HohmanniteFe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Hⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Hⓘ ZincmelanteriteZn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ AmarantiteFe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
Oⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Oⓘ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HohmanniteFe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Oⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Oⓘ ZincmelanteriteZn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mgⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
Alⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ AmarantiteFe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
Sⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Sⓘ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ HohmanniteFe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Sⓘ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Sⓘ ZincmelanteriteZn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ AmarantiteFe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Feⓘ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ HohmanniteFe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Feⓘ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Feⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AubertiteCuAl(SO4)2Cl · 14H2O
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZincmelanteriteZn(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

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References

Alfredo Petrov article in Mineral News magazine.
Mineralización de sulfuros en las ofiolitas famatinianas y rocas asociadas, Calingasta, precordillera de San Juan Milka K. de Brodtkorb1, Carlos Herrmann2, Norma Pezzutti3, Pablo Leal4, María Paz González4 y Estela Meissl5 1 Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. E-mail: milkabro@gmail.com 2 Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales. SEGEMAR. E-mail: carlos.herrmann@segemar.gov.ar 3 Geóloga independiente. E-mail: normaqueta@gmail.com 4 Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. IGeBA - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. E-mail: leal@gl.fcen.uba.ar 5 Departamento de Geología-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan
HOHMANNITA DE LA MINA SANTA ELENA, QUEBRADA DE LA ALCAPARROSA, DEPARTAMENTO CALINGASTA, PROVINCIA DE SAN JUAN KRISCAUTZKY, A.* y COLOMBO, F.*, ** *. Cátedra de Mineralogía, FCEFyN – UNC. a.kriscautzky@gmail.com **. CICTERRA-CONICET y Cátedra de Mineralogía, FCEFyN – UNC. fosfatos@yahoo.com.ar
Angelelli, V. y Gordon, S.G. (1941) Sarmientite, a new mineral from Argentine. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Notulae Naturae 92, 1-4.
Angelelli, V. y Trelles, R.A. (1938). Las alumbreras de Rodeo y Barreal y los sulfatos de hierro de la Alcaparrosa, Provincia de San Juan. Boletín de Obras Sanitarias de la Nación, 2(8-10): 139-158.
Zappettini, E.O., Brodtkorb, M.K. de y Pezzutti, N. (1999) El yacimiento polimetálico Santa Elena, San Juan. En: Zappettini, E.O. (Ed.) Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina. Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales, SEGEMAR. Anales 35: 721-724.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pages 480, 609, 618, 1014
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