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Chalcocite from
Potrerillos Mine, Potrerillos, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potrerillos Mine, Potrerillos, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:628695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:628695:8
GUID (UUID V4):2dd92263-7077-437b-be6b-964f09f6198c
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
24.6km (15.3 miles) La Coipa mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
32.3km (20.1 miles) El Salvador Mine, El Salvador mining district, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
41.0km (25.5 miles) Caballo Muerto prospect, Caballo Muerto mining district, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
52.9km (32.9 miles) Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
60.4km (37.5 miles) Santo Domingo Mine, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
83.8km (52.1 miles) Marte Mine, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
90.3km (56.1 miles) Copiapó Nordeste prospect, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
92.4km (57.4 miles) Mantoverde Project, Mantoverde mining district, El Salado, Chañaral, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
References
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KENNETH SEGERSTROM MATURELAND OF NORTHERN CHILE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ORE DEPOSITS Abstract: The old...extends over a long north-striking belt in northern Chile probably reached the mature stage of erosion by...between Tres Puntas and Cerro del Fraile, in Atacama province (Fig. 2). In that sector no fault scarps are...Antofagasta provinces and the northern part of Atacama province, Chile, extends about 600 miles from the Peruvian...interrupted by bedrock hills. The nitrate deposits of Chile are distributed along the west edge of the pampa
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porphyrycopperdeposits in southwestern North America underlying chalcocite enrichment (e.g.,Emmons,1917),are (Livingston...dredmetersof the 12 majorporphyrycopperdeposits in Chile was substantiated furtherby Alpersand Brimhall ...supergene alunitefromthe Eseondida porphyry copper province. Indeed,perhaps onlytwoof thesemajordepositsdeposit(Fig...thetimingof oxida1935;Bandy,1938;Jarrell,1944) and Potrerillos(March, tion at severalgolddeposits, includingbreeeia-hosted...Salvador(Gustafsonand Hunt, 1975) in northern Chile Chile,duringthe late Oligocene to earlyMioceneinterval
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Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies Kayo...Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies. Minerals...Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 917022, Chile; gerardo...La Dehesa 1201, Lo Barnechea, Santiago 917021, Chile; griveros@transducto.com Correspondence: kayobarros...This study is focused on production sites from Chile since it is responsible for almost one-third of
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Manuscript Fractionation of Fe and Cu isotopes in acid mine tailings: Modification and application of a sequential...Weyer , Fractionation of Fe and Cu isotopes in acid mine tailings: Modification and application of a sequential...MANUSCRIPT Fractionation of Fe and Cu isotopes in acid mine tailings: modification and application of a sequential...Engineering, F861 Luleå, Sweden PT Abstract Sulfidic mine tailings have a high potential for contamination...contamination of the environment by RI triggering acid mine drainage. Hence, it is crucial to understand metal
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mineralization in the Atacama segment of the South American Andes, northern Chile (26°15'-27°25'S) Received:...magmatism and the rich ore deposits of northern Chile have been the focus of numerous studies. Significant...feature of the geology of this part of northern Chile is the existence of n o r t h - south to north-east-...alteration and cama segment - Andes - northern Chile mineralization (Baker and Guilbert, 1987; Colley...metallogenic belts Introduction (Fig. 1): (1) along the Atacama Fault System; (2) along the Inca de Oro Belt; (3)
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Geología de los Sistemas Porfíricos en los Andes de Chile. FRANCISCO CAMUS INFANTA. 2003. 267 Pp. Servicio... Santiago, Chile. Price CH$35,000/US$55. (Spanish only) Since he joined El Teniente mine in 1966, then... 1910 to 1927, pictures of the El Teniente, Potrerillos, and Chuquicamata mines, as well as data concerning...of Gondwanic porphyry copper systems along the Chile-Argentina Andes. The overview of the Andean cycle...deposits of southern Peru and northern and central Chile. The author does an excellent job of summarizing
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Mineralization in the Indio Muerto District, El Salvador, Chile LEWIS B. GUSTAFSON,† 5320 Cross Creek Lane, Reno...89511 WALTER ORQUERA, CODELCO-Chile, Division Salvador, El Salvador, Chile MICHAEL MCWILLIAMS, Department...AND MARCELLO MENDEZ CODELCO-Chile, Division Salvador, El Salvador, Chile Abstract The porphyries that...enrichment. Ore at O Nose was largely supergene chalcocite-covellite on chalcopyrite-pyrite, centered on...then comprised the ore reserve for the El Salvador mine. Only minor mention was made of the separate small
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Continental Rhyolitic Volcanic Rocks, Northern Chile: I. The JardlnCopper-SilverDeposit RALPH B. LORTIE...0361-0128/87/663/546-2552.50 546 JARDiNCU-AGDEPOSIT: N. CHILE 547 the Paleoceneepochin the Copiap6districtsawthe...tplate margins.Carter Andean orogenin northern Chile constitutea com(1960), Losert(1972), and Camus(1980)...f the CordilleraPrincipalare aerial centers in Chile have received little documenin generalonlygentlyfoldedbut...plutonicand broadlyconsanguineous, volcanicactivity Chile (ca.27ø S;Fig. 1) in the courseof researchinto associated
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of the Chuquicamata Mine: A Progress Report GUILLERMO OSSANDÓN C., CODELCO-Chile, Gerencia Exploraciones...Santiago, Chile ROBERTO FRÉRAUT C., CODELCO-Chile, Superintendencia Geología, Chuquicamata, Chile LEWIS... DARRYL D. LINDSAY, SRK Consultores, Santiago, Chile AND MARCOS ZENTILLI Department of Earth Sciences...Canada B3H 3J5 Abstract Chuquicamata, in northern Chile, is the world’s greatest copper orebody. It was...upward and outward under what became the supergene chalcocite enrichment blanket. The presence of associated
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Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1975 The PorphyryCopperDepositat E1 Salvador,Chile LEWIS B. GUSTAFSON AND JOHN P. HUNT Abstract The...No. 5 The PorphyryCopperDepositat E1 Salvador,Chile Fig. 1. Aerial view of Cerro Indio Muerto, lookingwest...pyriteandborniteandvariableamounts of chalcopyrite and"chalcocite." Evidence for sulfide zoning higherwithintheleached...a THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT EL SALVADOR, CHILE 859 goethiticcapping. A thin hematite-goethitc...Potrerillosmine and metallurgicalplant. Then mine superintendent Greninger, and mine geologists March, Reed, Watson
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Fukuchilite, cu3lres6, a ne$' mineral from the Hanawa Mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan Mineral -I . (Tohyo) 5...anisotropism not observed. Associated with bornite, chalcocite, tennantite, renierite, pyrite, intergrown with...tennantite, also pyrite, germanite, bornite, gallite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, vanadian germanite. than designations...lead oxide minerals and murdochite from T. Khuni Mine, Anarak, han. Mineral. Deposita S, 8G93. Electron...lead oxide minerals and murdochite from 'I. Khuni Mine, Anarak, Iran. Mineratr. Deposita,s, 8G93. Electron
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of Northern Chile Preface FRANCISCO CAMUS † Codelco-Chile, Huérfanos 1270, Santiago, Chile AND JOHN H...University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Introduction Chile is known worldwide as the site of one of the largest...production of more than 50 Mt of fine copper. Currently, Chile annually produces about 4.6 Mt of fine copper that...exploration efforts in the Central Andes with emphasis in Chile. During the past 25 years, exploration expenditures...subject of research by numerous individuals in Chile and elsewhere. The support of mining companies has
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METALLOGENETIC CARLOS RUIZ PROVINCES F. AND GEORGE OF CHILE, S. A. • E. ERICKSEN CONTENTS PAGE Abstract........... ABSTRACT The metalliferousdepositsof Chile tend to be restrictedto well defined metallogeneticprovinces...synthesis of the knowledgeof the ore depositsof Chile basedon studiesnow beingcarriedout and on publishedand...ore deposits. Most of the known ore depositsof Chile are in the northern half of the country; relativelyfew...1960) indicatethe magnitudeof presentday mining in Chile: Copper Molybdenum Lead Zinc Gold Silver Mercury
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mineralization in the Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: new constraints from the Toki cluster Fernando...the Chuquicamata–Radomiro Tomic mines in northern Chile. These prospects occur in an area of 5×6 km and...Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: fbarrapantoja@ing.uchile.cl F....Center of Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile H. Alcota : S. Rivera Exploraciones Mineras...Mineras Andinas S.A., Santiago, Chile V. Valencia School of Environment, Washington State University, Pullman
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Sciences, North Catholic University, Antofagasta, Chile, 2Earth Evolution Sciences, Graduate School of Life...piles and younger plutonic intrusions, and yields chalcocite (-digenite) and bornite as the principal hypogene...Introduction In the Coastal Cordillera of Northern Chile (north of Santiago, <34°S), numbers of volcanic-hosted...economically important cupriferous metallogenic belt in Chile. Similar type of deposits in North America are named...Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile. Email: skojima@caliche.ucn.cl *Present address:
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Earth. In 2017, the Central Andes accounted for the mine production of around 39% of the world’s copper,...Central Chile to southern Peru, whereas the youngest and easternmost extend from central Chile/Argentina...includes some of the world largest copper deposits (Chile is the world’s leading copper producer, with Peru...Paleocene-Early Oligocene porphyry copper belt (Chile). Figure 3 Typical stockwork in a porphyry deposit...“A–B” veins. Porphyry copper deposit of Atlántida (Chile). Photo width: 5 cm. Figure 2 A–B vein Panoramic
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Porphyry Cu Magmatism in the EscondidaArea, Northern Chile* JEREMY P.RICHARDS? Department of EarthandAtmospheric...ized centers in theEscondida regionof northern Chile;alldatesarereported with errors.At theChimborazo...z porphyry intrusion.At theZaldfvar porphyry Cu mine,zirconandbiotitehavebeenanalyzed froma similars...magmatism, generated in re- Reynolds al., 1997);Potrerillos,-36 Ma (Marshet al., 1997).Published sponse tosubduction...Zald/vardepositand least,from E1 Salvadorand Potrerillosin Chile (-27 ø S) to from Escondida single-crystal incremental-heating
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Because rhenium and osmium are strongly...molybdenites. For example, high 3R molybdenite from Potrerillos, Chile, has 8759 ppm Re and a Re–Os age of 38.1...the base metal porphyry deposit at El Teniente, Chile (~5 Ma) have Re contents of 0.053–0.180 ppb and...homogeneous in Os throughout its formation. At Andacollo, Chile (~100 Ma) pyrites have 187Re/188Os ratios of 15–3600...creates world-class ore deposits (e.g., supergene chalcocite) and outcrops used in exploration (i.e., gossans)
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1994). Similarly, it is reported from the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Gordon 1922)....planchtite is described in ore from the Algomah mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan (Williams 1962). In...heterogenite and malachite occurs in the Blue Jay mine, Goodsprings district, Clark County, Nevada. Dioptase...the Black Pine mine, Granite County, Montana. In California it occurs at the Blue Bell mine and with linarite...identified filling vugs in malachite at the Cornucopia mine, Blind Springs district, Mono County (Murdoch and
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formerly known as Catavi, the largest tin-producing mine in Bolivia, numerous veins have developed in the...from the Grande Vein at the –30 m level, San José mine. Specimen No. 2 contains 2M 1 sericite with small...drift 20 m above the adit of 190 m level, Morococala mine. The host rock is quartzite of the Cancañiri Formation...rite ore of the Chica Vein, 170 m adit, Bolivar mine, Avicaya area. The X-ray powder diffraction peaks...entrance of the Loa adit, Minchin section, Avicaya mine (see the photograph of Fig. 25-F; Sugaki et al.
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Minerals S.A. Ahumada 11, Oficina 602, Santiago, Chile VÍCTOR CARLOTTO, Departamento de Geología, Universidad...Minerals S.A. Ahumada 11, Oficina 602, Santiago, Chile Abstract Originally known for its Fe-Cu skarn mineralization...rapidly emerging as an important porphyry copper province. Field work by the authors confirms that mineralization...lack economically significant zones of supergene chalcocite enrichment. This is due primarily to their relatively...Andahuaylas-Yauri batholith may develop appreciable supergene chalcocite enrichment in structurally and lithologically
Catalog/List
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