Oficina Chacabuco, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oficina Chacabuco | Town |
| Sierra Gorda | Commune |
| Antofagasta Province | Province |
| Antofagasta | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 8' 38'' South , 69° 37' 8'' West
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George-ericksenite was discovered in a museum specimen labelled "Oficina Chacabuco, Chile".
Nitrate mining and processing area which operated from 1922 to 1940. Peak production reached 15,000 tons of nitrates per month. Now a National Historic Monument.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | George-ericksenite (TL) | 4.KD.10 | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Nitratine | 5.NA.05 | NaNO3 |
| ⓘ | Niter | 5.NA.10 | KNO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi' | - | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| N | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| O | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| O | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| Na | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| K | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cr | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ George-ericksenite | Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2 · 12H2O |
| I | ⓘ UM1998://:IOCrO-CaClKTi | Ca-K-Ti-I-Cr-O-Cl-H |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Chile
- Atacama DesertDesert
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Arequipa ProvinceAccretionary Complex
- Atacama basinBasin
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Oficina Chacabuco, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile