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Cortaderas Zone, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cortaderas Zone | Mine Zone |
| Pirquitas Mine | Deposit |
| Mina Pirquitas | Municipality |
| Rinconada Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 40' 17'' South , 66° 32' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Breccia 500m to 1500m north of the main pit.
The zone runs along the south east side of the Cortaderas river and extends to the northwest of the river.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
22 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Canfieldite Formula: Ag8SnS6 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goyazite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Hocartite Formula: Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| ⓘ Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Kësterite Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ Pavonite Formula: AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ Pirquitasite Formula: Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8SnS6 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Hocartite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| ⓘ | Kësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pirquitasite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Pavonite | 2.JA.05a | AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ | Jordanite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14As6S23 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Goyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Andean PlateauOrogenic Belt
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