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Tennantite Subgroup from
Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Farallón Negro, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131336
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131336:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘAlto De La Blenda, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘLa Blende deposit, Hualfín, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘBajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘLa Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘNueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘOrtiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘLa Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘBordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Asociaciôn Mineralógica Argentina.
De Brodtkorb, Milka K. (2009) Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 64 (3). 365-372
 
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