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La Barba mine, Rangel mining district, Sierra de Cobres, La Poma Department, Salta Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Barba mine | Mine |
| Rangel mining district | Mining District |
| Sierra de Cobres | Sierra |
| La Poma Department | Department |
| Salta Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° South , 66° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
La Barba mine: adjacent to La Aurelia mine, in Department La Poma, province of Salta, Argentina. Consists of grain in granodiorite and Shales of 400 meters run with thickness from 0.40 m; superficially recognized by some superficial work and in the area there are other outcrops.
Primary mineralization: Thorite, Thorogummite, Monazite, Quartz, barite, etc... ThO2 average: 0.42%; mineral 27,000 tonnes possible reserves. With 120 tonnes of ThO2.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Thorogummite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Andean PlateauOrogenic Belt
- Puna basinBasin
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