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San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilei
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San Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine")Mine
Carrera PintoMining District
Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining districtMining District
CopiapóCommune
Copiapó ProvinceProvince
AtacamaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 4' 20'' South , 69° 59' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Copiapó129,280(2013)47.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
25651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25651:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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(Erroneously in some references as the "San Manuel" mine.)
Further investigation led to the following results:

Anatase: Conf. meth.: visually
Azurite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Baryte: Conf. meth.: visually
Brochantite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Brookite: Conf. meth.: visually (associated with Anatase)
Calcite: conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Cerussite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests
Chalcopyrite: Conf. meth.: visually
Chlorargyrite: Conf. meth.: visually (associated with Iodargyrite)
Chrysocolla: Conf. meth.. visually
Copper: Conf. meth.: visually, Tenacity:malleable (grains in Cuprite)
Covellite: Conf. meth.: visually, immersion in water->color turns to violet
Cryptomelane: Conf. meth.: chemical and physical tests, Ref.: by Gerhard Möhn, Hardness:6, Streak: dark brown, chemical test:positive: K+, Mn, trace amounts of Ba2+negative: Pb2+
Cuprite: Conf. meth.: visually
Dravite: Conf. meth.: EDX, Ref.: by Joy Desor and Gerhard Möhn
Galena: Conf. meth.: visually
Gypsum: Conf. meth.: visually
Hematite: Conf. meth.: visually, Streak: brown-red
Hemimorphite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests (in the Pb-Zn-Cu paragenesis with Rosasite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite...)
Iodargyrite: Conf. meth.: visually, color turns to red when heated (modification change, reversible)
Molybdenite: Conf. meth.: visually
Opal: Conf. meth.: visually, Hardness:5,5-6, lose water when heated
Pyrite: Conf. meth.: visually
Quartz: Conf. meth.: visually
Rosasite: Conf. meth.: visually
Smithsonite: Conf. meth.: visually and chemical tests, Ref.. by Gerhard Möhn, positive: Zn2+, CO32-negative: Ca2+
Turquoise: Conf. meth.: EDX, Ref.: by Günter Blaß, Composition is very close to Turquoise:Chalcosiderite = 1:1-Chemical test shows: all Fe is trivalent (by Gerhard Möhn)

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula:TiO2
Anglesite
Formula:PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula:Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
References:
Gerhard Möhn Collection Analyzed by Joy Desor and Gerhard MöhnIdentification: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula:AgCl
Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Conichalcite
Formula:CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Corkite
Formula:PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Cornetite
Formula:Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Covellite
Formula:CuS
Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Djurleite
Formula:Cu31S16
Dravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula:PbS
Gerhardtite
Formula:Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Description: Tenacity: Flexible (Rouaite is brittle)
References:
Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Huenite (TL)
Formula:Cu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
Type Locality:
Iodargyrite
Formula:AgI
Libethenite
Formula:Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Lindgrenite
Formula:Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Black metallic, strongly ferromagnetic.
Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Mottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Perroudite
Formula:Hg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Pseudomalachite
Formula:Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Rosasite
Formula:(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
'UM1970-26-S:CuZn'
Formula:Cu3ZnS4
Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Perroudite2.FC.20cHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Lindgrenite7.GB.05Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Huenite (TL)7.GB.15Cu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'UM1970-26-S:CuZn'-Cu3ZnS4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HAntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
HAtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
HAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
HBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
HChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
HClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
HConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
HCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
HCornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
HDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
HGerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
HGypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
HHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
HMuscovite var.IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
HLibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
HLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
HLindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
HMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
HMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HOpalSiO2 · nH2O
HPseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
HRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
HTurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
HHueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
BBoron
BDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
CAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCalciteCaCO3
CCerussitePbCO3
CMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CSmithsoniteZnCO3
NNitrogen
NGerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OOxygen
OAnataseTiO2
OAnglesitePbSO4
OAntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
OAtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
OAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OBaryteBaSO4
OBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
OBrookiteTiO2
OCalciteCaCO3
OCerussitePbCO3
OChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
OClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
OConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
OCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
OCornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
OCryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
OCupriteCu2O
ODraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OFluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
OGerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OGypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OHematiteFe2O3
OHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
OMuscovite var.IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
OLibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
OLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
OLindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
OMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
OMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OMicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
OMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
OMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOpalSiO2 · nH2O
OPowelliteCa(MoO4)
OPseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
OQuartzSiO2
ORosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ORutileTiO2
OSmithsoniteZnCO3
OTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OTurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
OWulfenitePb(MoO4)
OHueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
FFluorine
FFluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
NaDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
MgClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
MgDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
AlChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
AlClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlMuscovite var.IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
AlMicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
AlMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlTurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
SiChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
SiClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SiMuscovite var.IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
SiMicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiOpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiQuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
PCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
PCornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
PFluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
PLibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
PPseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
PTurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
SAnglesitePbSO4
SAntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
SBaryteBaSO4
SBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
SChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SCovelliteCuS
SDjurleiteCu31S16
SGalenaPbS
SGypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
SMolybdeniteMoS2
SPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
SPyriteFeS2
SSphaleriteZnS
SUM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
STetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
ClAtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
ClChlorargyriteAgCl
ClPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
KPotassium
KCryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
KMuscovite var.IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
KMicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
KMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
CaCalciteCaCO3
CaConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
CaFluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaGypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaPowelliteCa(MoO4)
TiTitanium
TiAnataseTiO2
TiBrookiteTiO2
TiRutileTiO2
VVanadium
VMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
MnCryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
FeChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
FeHematiteFe2O3
FeMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FePyriteFeS2
CuCopper
CuAntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
CuAtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
CuAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CuBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
CuChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
CuConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
CuCornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
CuCovelliteCuS
CuCupriteCu2O
CuNative CopperCu
CuDjurleiteCu31S16
CuGerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
CuLibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
CuLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
CuLindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
CuMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CuPseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
CuRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CuTurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
CuUM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
CuHueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
CuTetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
ZnHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ZnRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnSmithsoniteZnCO3
ZnSphaleriteZnS
ZnUM1970-26-S:CuZnCu3ZnS4
ZnTetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
AsConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
BrBromine
BrPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
MoMolybdenum
MoLindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
MoMolybdeniteMoS2
MoPowelliteCa(MoO4)
MoWulfenitePb(MoO4)
MoHueniteCu4(MoO4)3(OH)2
AgSilver
AgChlorargyriteAgCl
AgIodargyriteAgI
AgPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
SbAntimony
SbTetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
IIodine
IIodargyriteAgI
IPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
BaBarium
BaBaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
HgPerrouditeHg5Ag4S5(I,Br)2Cl2
PbLead
PbAnglesitePbSO4
PbCerussitePbCO3
PbCorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
PbGalenaPbS
PbLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
PbMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
PbWulfenitePb(MoO4)

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