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Restauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina i
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Restauradora vein Vein
Capillitas mining district Mining District
Andalgalá Municipality
Andalgalá Department Department
Catamarca Province Province
Argentina Country

Regional Level Types
Restauradora vein	Vein
Capillitas mining district	Mining District
Andalgalá	Municipality
Andalgalá Department	Department
Catamarca Province	Province
Argentina	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

27° 20' 21'' South , 66° 23' 17'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Andalgalá	14,068 (2015)	29.8km
Hualfín	2,304 (2016)	45.5km

Mindat Locality ID:

19635

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:19635:5

GUID (UUID V4):

A rhodochrosite "Inca Rose" mine. Located near Capillitas. Vein average thickness of 50 cm and a total measured length of 106 m. The vein has two branches that strike and dip N10° W/N70° E and 75° E–75° W/70° S, respectively. Mine facilities along this vein consist of a 100 meters gallery, two inclines and a shaft. There are two dumps, one over the gallery level and other below it, formed from the droppings of the one above; most of this material is oxidized.

The local sphalerite is reported to represent "the richest In-Cu variety of sphalerite in the world" (Márquez-Zavalía et al. 2024). With 24.89 wt% In (and 13.49 wt% Cu) it is, astonishingly, still sphalerite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

26 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antlerite

Formula: Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, M. F., Vymazalová, A., Galliski, M. Á., Watanabe, Y., Murakami, H. (2020) Indium-bearing paragenesis from the Nueva Esperanza and Restauradora veins, Capillitas mine, Argentina. Journal of GEOsciences, 65 (2) 97-109

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

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ⓘ Cyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

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ⓘ Grandviewite

Formula: Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Hübnerite

Formula: MnWO₄

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ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Mawsonite

Formula: Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

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Rocks & Min.: 61: 10.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu₂FeSnS₄

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ⓘ Stannoidite

Formula: Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂

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ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

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ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Stannite	2.CB.15a	Cu₂FeSnS₄
ⓘ	Stannoidite	2.CB.15c	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
ⓘ	Mawsonite	2.CB.20	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Tennantite-(Zn)	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Tennantite-(Fe)	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Hübnerite	4.DB.30	MnWO₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Antlerite	7.BB.15	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Grandviewite	7.BB.60	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Carbonatecyanotrichite	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Cyanotrichite	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
S	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
S	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Fe	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
Fe	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
Cu	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Cu	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
Cu	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
Sn	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Sn	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Argentina

Catamarca Province
- Andalgalá Department
  - Sierra de CapillitasSierra

South AmericaContinent

AndesMountain Range

South America PlateTectonic Plate

Sierras PampeanasWide Rift

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References

Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) 61: 10.

Márquez‐Zavalía, María Florencia, Vymazalová, Anna, Galliski, Miguel Ángel, Laufek, František, Tuhý, Marek, Watanabe, Yasushi, Bernhardt, Heinz‐Jürgen (2024) Indium‐copper‐rich sphalerite from the Restauradora vein, Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina. Resource Geology, 74 (1) doi:10.1111/rge.12325

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