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Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Salvadora MineMine
Caracoles- not defined -
Tocopilla provinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Caledonite, etc.

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Caledonite, etc.

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Leightonite

Salvadora Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla province, Antofagasta, Chile
Latitude & Longitude:
22° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~117km
GRN:
S15W46
Type:
Mine
Mindat Locality ID:
188067
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188067:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Salvadora


A small old copper porphyric deposit, reworked in the last 2 years by a Chilean company. The mine is particularly interesting for a new find (2007) of interesting leightonite crystals growing on atacamite & paratacamite.

This mine should not be confused with Salvadora mine, which is in the Loa province, and not far from Calama city.

The Salvadora adit, was visited by the prominent American mineralogist Marc Chance Bandy, during 1934-1935.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘParatacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘLeightonite7.CC.70K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ LeightoniteK2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Maurizio Dini (I want to acknowledge the coooperation of Dr. Jochen Schluter, Curator, Hamburg Museum, Hamburg, Germany, who has dedicated time and passion on this material).
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