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Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Perui
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Rhodochrosite

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Rhodochrosite

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Manganese-bearing Calcite

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
Neighbouring regions:
Huancavelica mercury district, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica, Peru
Santa Ana District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
19936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19936:1
GUID (UUID V4):
25e92d9c-31d2-4eb5-9573-140529f800f3


From mrdata.usgs.gov:
A polymetallic mining district. The deposits are epithermal to leptothermal veins, mostly of simple mineralogy composed of mainly galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite in a gangue of quartz, pyrite, calcite, rhodochrosite, brecciated wall rock, and gouge.
The oldest rocks are a Jurassic sequence of 500 m or more of fine-grained thin to thick-bedded gray limestone with subordinate gray, green, red or black shale; yellow to brown mudstone and marl; a 40-60 m bed of green to reddish-green medium-grained quartzite overlain by shale & basalt. Beds are folded asymmetrically or overturned to the NE along axes trending NNW.

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Mineral List

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34 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)
Formula: Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ DufrΓ©noysite
Formula: Pb2As2S5
β“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Geocronite
Formula: Pb14Sb6S23
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Gratonite
Formula: Pb9As4S15
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
β“˜ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Melnikovite'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Veenite
Formula: Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite
var. Marmatite		2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
β“˜2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
β“˜Seligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜Argentotennantite-(Zn)2.GB.05Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜Veenite2.HC.05dPb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
β“˜DufrΓ©noysite2.HC.05dPb2As2S5
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
β“˜Geocronite2.JB.30aPb14Sb6S23
β“˜Gratonite2.JB.55Pb9As4S15
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite		5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Amazonite9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Melnikovite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Sβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
Sβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Asβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Asβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Asβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Asβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Argentotennantite-(Zn)Ag6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Agβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Pbβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Pbβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Pbβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5

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References

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mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=60001609
McKee, E.H., Noble, D.C., Petersen, U., Arenas, M.J., Benavides, A. (1975) Chronology of late Tertiary volcanism and mineralization, Huachocolpa District, Central Peru. Economic Geology, 70, 388–404.
Birnie, R.W., Petersen, U. (1977) The paragenetic association and compositional zoning of lead sulfosalts at Huachocolpa, Peru. Economic Geology 72, 983-992.
PΓ©rez-Puig Obieta, C.R., Yparraguirre CalderΓ³n, J.A. (2013) El distrito PolimetΓ‘lico de Huachocolpa (Huancavelica, PerΓΊ) [The Polymetallic Mining District of Huachocolpa (Huancavelica, Peru)]. Acopios, 4: 1-57.
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