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Chañarcillo Mining District, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
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ChaƱarcillo Mining DistrictMining District
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° South , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~41km
Kƶppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
654
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:654:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Copiapó, Région d'Atacama, Chili
German:
Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Región de Atacama, Chile
Simplified Chinese:
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Spanish:
Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Provincia de Copiapó, Región de Atacama, Chile
Dutch:
Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Copiapó, Atacama, Chili
Romanian:
Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Provincia Copiapó, Regiunea Atacama, Chile


A famous silver mining district. Located near Pabellon. Extensive mining between 1830 and 1880. Production of $100,000,000 (period value) of silver primarily from the supergene enrichment zone.

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

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ā“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ā“˜ Adamite (TL)
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Type Locality:
ā“˜ 'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
ā“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ā“˜ 'Asbestos'
ā“˜ 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather'
ā“˜ 'Atlasite'
Formula: near Cu15(CO3)6Cl2(OH)16 · H2O
ā“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ā“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ā“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ā“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ā“˜ Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Bromargyrite var. Iodian Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
ā“˜ Bromargyrite var. Mercuroan Bromargyrite
Formula: (Ag,Hg)Br
ā“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ā“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 30 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Capgaronnite
Formula: AgHgClS
ā“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ā“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ā“˜ 'ChaƱarcillite'
Formula: Ag-As-Sb
ā“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite
Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ā“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
ā“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ā“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ā“˜ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
ā“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ā“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ā“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ā“˜ Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
ā“˜ Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
ā“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Fettelite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8]
ā“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ā“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ā“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ā“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ā“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ā“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ā“˜ Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ā“˜ 'Limonite'
ā“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ā“˜ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
ā“˜ Moschellandsbergite
Formula: Ag2Hg3
ā“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ā“˜ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ā“˜ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ā“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ā“˜ Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ā“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ā“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ā“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ā“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ā“˜ 'Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series'
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ā“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ā“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ā“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ā“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ā“˜ 'Scapolite'
ā“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ā“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ā“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
ā“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ā“˜ Tocornalite
Formula: (Ag,Hg)I (?)
ā“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ā“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ā“˜ Xanthoconite
Formula: Ag3AsS3

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