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Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Pueblina MineMine
Caracoles- not defined -
Tocopilla ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Hemihedrite

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Hemihedrite

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina Mine, Caracoles, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Pueblina 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:
188378
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188378:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Pueblina


An abandoned old Ag-Pb mine, within the famous Caracoles district, that has produced a fortune in chilean silver age (during late 1800).

Ref.:

Peebles F./Ruiz Fuller C. (1988): "Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile", Fondecyt, Stgo.de Chile, Chile.

(Special thanks must be given to Dr. Jochen Schluter, Curator of the Hamburg Mineral Museum, Germany, for it's invaluable help in identifying the minerals).
Dini M. ref.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPhoenicochroite7.FB.05Pb2(CrO4)O
ⓘHemihedrite7.FC.15Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘIranite7.FC.15Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CrChromium
Crⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Crⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Crⓘ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ HemihedritePb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Pbⓘ IranitePb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Pbⓘ PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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