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San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Miguel Open pit | Pit |
| Pirquitas Mine | Deposit |
| Mina Pirquitas | Municipality |
| Rinconada Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 41' 11'' South , 66° 32' 28'' West
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Köppen climate type:
An open pit mine, part flooded.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8GeS6 |
| ⓘ | Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8SnS6 |
| ⓘ | var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Sakuraiite | 2.CB.05b | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Ferrokësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Hocartite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| ⓘ | Kësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pirquitasite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Teallite | 2.CD.05 | PbSnS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Rhodostannite | 2.DA.10 | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| ⓘ | Toyohaite | 2.DA.10 | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| ⓘ | Suredaite (TL) | 2.DB.10 | PbSnS3 |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Aramayoite | 2.HA.25 | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| ⓘ | Cylindrite | 2.HF.25a | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | var. Incaite | 2.HF.25b | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| ⓘ | var. Potosíite | 2.HF.25b | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| ⓘ | Coiraite | 2.HF.25b | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| ⓘ | Pavonite | 2.JA.05a | AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ | Benjaminite | 2.JA.05e | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Senandorite | 2.JB. | AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| ⓘ | Fizélyite | 2.JB.40a | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| ⓘ | Lillianite | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| ⓘ | Ramdohrite | 2.JB.40a | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| ⓘ | Quatrandorite | 2.JB.40a | AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Petrukite | 2.KA.05 | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andorite' | - | AgPbSb3S6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| S | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| S | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| S | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| S | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| S | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| S | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| S | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| S | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| S | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| S | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Fe | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ge | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Ag | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Ag | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Ag | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Ag | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Ag | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| In | Indium | |
| In | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| In | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| In | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Ferrokësterite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Hocartite | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Petrukite | (Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)3(Sn,In)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Sn | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Sakuraiite | (Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Toyohaite | Ag1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| Sn | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| Sn | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Sb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sb | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Te | ⓘ Canfieldite var. Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite | Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Pb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Pb | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Potosíite | Pb6Sn3FeSb3S16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 |
| Pb | ⓘ Teallite | PbSnS2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Suredaite | PbSnS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Coiraite | (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 |
| Pb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Bi | ⓘ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Bi | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Localities in this Region
- Jujuy Province
- Rinconada Department
- Mina Pirquitas
- Pirquitas Mine
- San Miguel Open pit
- Pirquitas Mine
- Mina Pirquitas
- Rinconada Department
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Oploca Vein System, San Miguel Open pit, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina