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Copiapite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Copiapite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hohmannite
Jarosite
Metavoltine
Parabutlerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Amarantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copiapite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466579:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘQueténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAlcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘLa Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Bandy, Mark C. (1938) Mineralogy of three sulphate deposits of northern Chile. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 669-760
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 611, 626
 
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