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Locality Name:
Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 73122
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73122.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°21'50"S
Longitude: 70°8'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.363888888889,-70.145555555556
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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrackebuschiteCalcite
CoronaditeDescloiziteFeldsparGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SphaleriteWurtzite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Capgaronnite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Duftite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Opal  (*)
Perroudite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Segnitite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)037
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)20172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)60132
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Capgaronnite  (*)NoneAgHgClS011
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3043
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160227
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI0180
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)0362
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2023
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6051
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl071
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060949Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R060949
R060733Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R060733
R070492Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R070492

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