Vicuña Seca Cave, Cordillera de la Sal, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile i
Regional Level Types
Vicuña Seca Cave Cave
Cordillera de la Sal - not defined -
San Pedro de Atacama Municipality
El Loa Province Province
Antofagasta Region
Chile Country

Regional Level Types
Vicuña Seca Cave	Cave
Cordillera de la Sal	- not defined -
San Pedro de Atacama	Municipality
El Loa Province	Province
Antofagasta	Region
Chile	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

23° 6' 52'' South , 68° 26' 10'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: 67zkd8n72

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BWk : Cold desert climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
San Pedro de Atacama	2,000 (2013)	33.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

300207

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:300207:3

GUID (UUID V4):

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Anhydrite

ⓘ Gypsum

ⓘ Halite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Sanna, L., Vattano, M., Galli, E., & Forti, P. (2017). Secondary minerals from halite caves in the Atacama Desert (Chile). In 17th International Congress of Speleology (No. I, pp. 242-246). Australian Speleological Federation Inc.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile

Antofagasta
- Antofagasta Province
  - Salar de AtacamaDry Lake
Atacama DesertDesert

South AmericaContinent

AndesMountain Range

South America PlateTectonic Plate

Arequipa ProvinceAccretionary Complex
Atacama basinBasin

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