La Tirana mine, Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Tirana mine | Mine (Active) |
| Pozo Almonte | Commune |
| Tamarugal Province | Province |
| Tarapacá | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 20' 11'' South , 69° 39' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iquique | 227,499 (2018) | 53.3km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina La Tirana
A small active Fe mine. Interestingly, this mine produced fine, brilliant dark green, paratacamite crystals.
Coordinates are for the town of La Tirana. La Tirana is a Chilean town in the commune of Pozo Almonte in El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region. The town lies in an oasis in the middle of the Pampa del Tamarugal, about 72 km inland from the port of Iquique.
The area around La Tirana was deforested in the 19th century, largely as a result of high demand for firewood driven by the paradas method used to process saltpeter (caliche was boiled in water in large pans called "paradas"). This extraction method was phased out in the 1850s when the invention of a new system by chemical engineer Pedro Gamboni.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tirana |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q6465417 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Chile
- Atacama DesertDesert
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Arequipa ProvinceAccretionary Complex
- Atacama basinBasin
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