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Rara Fortuna mine (Rara Fortuna deposit), El Guaico mining district, Ciénaga del Coro District, Minas Department, Córdoba Province, Argentinai
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Rara Fortuna mine (Rara Fortuna deposit)Deposit
El Guaico mining districtMining District
Ciénaga del Coro DistrictDistrict
Minas DepartmentDepartment
Córdoba ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 58' 57'' South , 65° 13' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Carlos1,215 (2015)24.9km
Villa de Soto7,303 (2016)26.2km
Salsacate1,205 (2016)39.6km
Serrezuela2,291 (2018)41.1km
Cruz del Eje28,166 (2015)49.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
23507
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23507:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Mina Rara Fortuna, Departamento Minas, Argentina


The Rara Fortuna is the most important ore deposit in the El Guaico (qv) Pb-Zn-Ag district.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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