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Colquijirca mine, Colquijirca mining district, Tinyahuarco district, Pasco province, Pasco, Perui
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Colquijirca mineMine
Colquijirca mining districtMining District
Tinyahuarco districtDistrict
Pasco provinceProvince
PascoDepartment
PeruCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 45' 12'' South , 76° 16' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-10.75349,-76.27085
GeoHash:
G#: 6q1fb6mk2
GRN:
S08W53
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tinyahuarco5,066 (2012)1.7km
Paragsha- San Andres - Jose Carlos Mariategui6,316 (2020)9.1km
Cerro de Pasco78,910 (2012)9.7km
Yanacancha24,105 (2020)9.9km
Carhuamayo9,122 (2012)31.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
7813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7813:2
GUID (UUID V4):
81ba6938-e06d-4838-a468-42510cc54916


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49 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aikinite ?
Formula: PbCuBiS3
β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
βœͺ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
βœͺ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Kostovite
Formula: CuAuTe4
β“˜ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
β“˜ Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
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“˜ NagyΓ‘gite
Formula: [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Habit: wire
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ StΓΌtzite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜ Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Tellurium
Formula: Te
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
β“˜ Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

Gallery:

Cu3AsS4β“˜ Enargite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
β“˜Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜StΓΌtzite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Kostovite2.EA.15CuAuTe4
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu4β—»2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
β“˜Aikinite ?2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
β“˜NagyΓ‘gite2.HB.20a[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
β“˜Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
β“˜Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Sβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Sβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cuβ“˜ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Cuβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
SnTin
Snβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Snβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Teβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Teβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Teβ“˜ TelluriumTe
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ KostoviteCuAuTe4
Auβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biβ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Biβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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References

McKinstry, H. E. (1929) Interpretation of concentric textures at Colquijirca, Peru. American Mineralogist, 14 (11), 431-433.
Lindgren, Waldemar (1935) The silver mine of Colquijirca, Peru. Economic Geology, 30 (4), 331-346. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.30.4.331
McKinstry, H. E. (1936) Geology of the silver deposit at Colquijirca, Peru. Economic Geology, 31 (6), 618-635. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.31.6.618
Lehne, R. W., Amstutz, G. C. (1982) Sedimentary and Diagenetic Fabrics in the Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit of Colquijirca, Central Peru. In Ore Genesis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 161-166. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-68344-2_17
BendezΓΊ, Ronner; FontbotΓ©, Lluis; Cosca, Mike (2003): Relative age of Cordilleran base metal lode and replacement deposits, and high sulfidation Au-(Ag) epithermal mineralization in the Colquijirca mining district, central Peru. Mineralium Deposita 38, 683-694.
Bendezu, R. & FontbotΓ©, L. (2009): Cordilleran epithermal Cu-Zn-Pb-(Au-Ag) mineralization in the Colquijirca district, central Peru: deposit-scale mineralogical patterns. Economic Geology 104, 905-944.
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