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Cressi Cave system, Cordillera de la Sal, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
Regional Level Types
Cressi Cave systemGroup of Caves
Cordillera de la Sal- not defined -
San Pedro de AtacamaMunicipality
El Loa ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 8' 32'' South , 68° 24' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-23.14228,-68.40771
GRN:
S16W45
Type:
Group of Caves
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Pedro de Atacama2,000 (2013)33.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
300209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300209:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Darapskite
Formula: Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Leonite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘBlödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘLeonite7.CC.55K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘDarapskite7.DG.05Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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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.
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