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Quartz from
Chinchillas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chinchillas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131408:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCerro Redondo prospect, Rinconada, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘPan de Azucar Mine, Rinconada, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘPirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘCortaderas Zone, Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘPabellÃģn mine, Lagunillas del FarallÃģn, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRachaite, Abra Pampa, Cochinoca Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘCerro Pumahuasi, Pumahuasi, Yavi Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
69.3km (43.0 miles) ⓘCampanario Mine, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
74.4km (46.3 miles) ⓘAviadora mine, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘRumicruz Mine, Abra Pampa, Cochinoca Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
References
Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la RepÚblica Argentina (1st ed.) Vol. 1. AsociaciÃīn MineralÃģgica Argentina.
Mercado, Maximiliano, Beaufort, D., Caffe, P.J., Patrier, P., Franchini, M., Caranza, H., Zapata, R.I. (2025) New insights into hydrothermal alteration in the Ag-Pb-Zn Chinchillas deposit, Northwestern Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 157. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105467
 
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