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Santa Rosita, Rosita, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaraguai
Regional Level Types
Santa RositaMine (Flooded)
RositaMunicipality
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous RegionAutonomous Region
NicaraguaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 55' 4'' North , 84° 23' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
13.91792,-84.39327
GRN:
N10W58
Type:
Mine (Flooded)
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bonanza6,315 (2018)24.6km
Siuna16,056 (2018)46.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
19858
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19858:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold property.
A former open pit mine - now partially flooded.

"Prior to mining, the Santa Rita deposit consisted of a plug of alaskite (leucogranite) that intruded the sedimentary and overlying volcanic rocks giving rise to garnet-epidote skarn, marble, and hornfels. A northeast-trending fault (the “Rosita Fault”), which contains extensive brecciation and hydrothermal alteration, cut through the alaskite and intruded sediments. Epidote-silica endoskarn developed within the alaskite constituted most of the early Santa Rita ore"[[1}.

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Central AmericaRegion
North America
North America Plate

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References

Awmack, Henry J. (2009) 2009 Technical Report on the Men Property, Nicaragua: Prepared for Calibre Mining Corp.
Mining Annual Review(1985):358.
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