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Quartz from
La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Caracolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:713611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:713611:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘLa Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘFaride Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
27.4km (17.1 miles) ⓘEncuentro porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘAlcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘPedro de Valdivia, Salar de Miraje, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘLomas Bayas Mine, Lomas Bayas mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘFortuna de Cobre porphyry copper mine, Lomas Bayas mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘQuetĂ©na Mine (QuetĂ©na Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘToki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
FĂ€rber, Gunnar (n.d.) Personal Communication, Gunnar FĂ€rber Mineralien.
Kampf, Anthony R., Harlow, George E., Ma, Chi (2022) Pohlite, a new lead iodate hydroxide chloride from Sierra Gorda, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (2) 171-177 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.123
 
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