Rosario mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rosario mine | Mine |
| Copiapó Province | Province |
| Atacama | Region |
| Chile | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
27° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~172km
Type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Rosario
A small abandoned Cu-Au-Ag(Pb-Zn) mine: mineralization hosted in breccia, andesite and basaltic rocks.
NOTE: Possibly identical to the Rosario mine in Cerro Blanco mining district.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile; Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Sernageomin database 2006;Stgo de Chile |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Sernageomin (2006): "Atlas minero de la región de Atacama": Santiago de Chile.
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