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Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina i
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Capillitas mining district	Mining District
Andalgalá	Municipality
Andalgalá Department	Department
Catamarca Province	Province
Argentina	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

27° 20' 36'' South , 66° 23' 34'' 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)	29.4km
Hualfín	2,304 (2016)	45.2km

Mindat Locality ID:

229582

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:229582:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Vein has approximate length of 100 m and a thickness of 0.30 m, strikes N 80° E and dips 45° S.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

47 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aikinite

Formula: CuPbBiS₃

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ 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

References:

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Colusite

Formula: Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

References:

ⓘ Cyanotrichite

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

References:

ⓘ Duranusite

Formula: As₄S

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

ⓘ Goldfieldite

Formula: (Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Grandviewite

Formula: Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Hübnerite

Formula: MnWO₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Ishiharaite (TL)

Formula: (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S

Type Locality:

References:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12

Márquez-Zavalía, María Florencia, Galliski, Miguel Ángel, Drábek, Milan, Vymazalová, Anna, Watanabe, Yasushi, Murakami, Hiroyasu, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen (2014) Ishiharaite, (Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S, a new mineral from the Capillitas Mine, Northwestern Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6). 969-980 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400064

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Krennerite

Formula: Au₃AgTe₈

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Lislkirchnerite (TL)

Formula: Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Effenberger, H., Lengauer, C.L., Libowitzky, E., Putz, H., Topa, D. (2015): Pb6Al(OH)8Cl2(NO3)5·3H2O from the Capillitas deposit, Argentina. Poster, MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 161, 31 (abs.).

ⓘ Luzonite

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Mawsonite

Formula: Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Nekrasovite

Formula: Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag₃AuTe₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Phosgenite

Formula: Pb₂CO₃Cl₂

Locality: Nueva Esperanza no. 1 mine, Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As₄S₄

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Márquez-Zavalía, F., Craig, J.R., Solberg, T.N. (1999) Duranusite, product of realgar alteration, Mina Capillitas, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37(5): 1255-1259.

ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu₂FeSnS₄

References:

ⓘ Stannoidite

Formula: Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Sylvanite

Formula: AgAuTe₄

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

References:

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S

References:

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

ⓘ Wittichenite

Formula: Cu₃BiS₃

References:

PUTZ, Hubert

Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.

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
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Petzite	2.BA.75	Ag₃AuTe₂
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Ishiharaite (TL)	2.CB.05a	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
ⓘ	Sphalerite 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
ⓘ	Colusite	2.CB.30	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
ⓘ	Nekrasovite	2.CB.30	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Sylvanite	2.EA.05	AgAuTe₄
ⓘ	Calaverite	2.EA.10	AuTe₂
ⓘ	Krennerite	2.EA.15	Au₃AgTe₈
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Duranusite	2.FA.05	As₄S
ⓘ	Realgar	2.FA.15a	As₄S₄
ⓘ	Wittichenite	2.GA.20	Cu₃BiS₃
ⓘ	Goldfieldite	2.GB.05	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu⁺₂)Te₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Tennantite-(Zn)	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Tennantite-(Fe)	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Aikinite	2.HB.05a	CuPbBiS₃
ⓘ	Enargite	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
ⓘ	Luzonite	2.KA.10	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Hübnerite	4.DB.30	MnWO₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phosgenite	5.BE.20	Pb₂CO₃Cl₂
ⓘ	Lislkirchnerite (TL)	5.ND.25	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
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
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Phosgenite	Pb₂CO₃Cl₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Phosgenite	Pb₂CO₃Cl₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
S	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Duranusite	As₄S
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu₂⁺)Te₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Luzonite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
S	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
S	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
S	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
S	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Phosgenite	Pb₂CO₃Cl₂
Cl	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
V	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
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	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
Fe	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu₂⁺)Te₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Luzonite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
Cu	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
Cu	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Cu	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Grandviewite	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
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	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
Ga	Gallium
Ga	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
As	ⓘ Duranusite	As₄S
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Luzonite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
As	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Ag	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Ag	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
In	Indium
In	ⓘ Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈
Sn	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
Sn	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Sn	ⓘ Stannoidite	Cu₆⁺Cu₂²⁺(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₄◻₂)(Cu₄Cu₂⁺)Te₄S₁₂S
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Te	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Au	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Phosgenite	Pb₂CO₃Cl₂
Pb	ⓘ Lislkirchnerite	Pb₆Al(OH)₈Cl₂(NO₃)₅ · 2H₂O
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃

Localities in this Region

Argentina

Catamarca Province
- Andalgalá Department
  - Andalgalá
    - Capillitas mining district
      - Nueva Esperanza vein
        Nueva Esperanza no. 1 mine

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Argentina

Catamarca Province
- Andalgalá Department
  - Sierra de CapillitasSierra

South AmericaContinent

AndesMountain Range

South America PlateTectonic Plate

Familina ProvinceGeologic Province
Sierras PampeanasWide Rift

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