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Locality Name:
San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 25651
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25651.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°4'20"S
Longitude: 69°59'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.072222222222,-69.989166666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteBrookite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteGypsumLinarite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteTourmalineTurquoiseWurtzite

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Cornetite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Huenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Lindgrenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Perroudite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)60151
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3026
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Huenite  (*)NoneCu4(MoO4)3(OH)202
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI0180
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)0234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)2021
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)0362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2023
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060241San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R060241

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