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Potrerillos quarry, El Rosario mountain, La Toma, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Potrerillos quarry | Quarry |
| El Rosario mountain | Mountain |
| La Toma | Municipality |
| Coronel Pringles Department | Department |
| San Luis Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Marble quarry where a beautiful green "marble" locally called "onyx marble" is extracted. Its colour is from yellowish green to greyish green, with veins of brownish limonite alterations. Aragonite, calcite, and celestine were also found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Limestone Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Sierras PampeanasWide Rift
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