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Locality Name:
Veta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


mindat Locality ID: 30673
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30673.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Veta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°36'3"S
Longitude: 70°9'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.600833333333,-70.163055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayConnellite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFairfielditeGypsumHureauliteKoritnigiteKtenasite
LöllingiteMalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileScapoliteScheeliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSymplesite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTyroliteVivianite

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Atacamite  (*)Austinite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Babánekite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bendadaite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Brandtite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Karibibite  (*)Köttigite  (*)Krautite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlockite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganohörnesite  (*)Marialite  (*)
Miguelromeroite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Roselite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Schneiderhöhnite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)
Symplesite  (*)Talmessite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Wendwilsonite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs0379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O0143
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)071
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Babánekite  (*)VivianiteCu3(AsO4)2·8H2O09
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O0150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bendadaite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O010
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O70450
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O018
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2090
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O0295
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O021
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Karibibite  (*)NoneFe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)019
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O060
Krautite  (*)KoritnigiteMn(AsO3OH)·H2O07
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O0149
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O22015
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Manganohörnesite  (*)VivianiteMn2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O09
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl0139
Miguelromeroite  (*)HureauliteMn5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2(H2O)405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)0492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O0124
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)60158
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O0105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O099
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O023
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs20317
Schneiderhöhnite  (*)NoneFe2+Fe3+3As3+5O13015
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O0142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs30531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)052
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O092
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O046
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O0245
Wendwilsonite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O08
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)060


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070064Veta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chilehttps://rruff.info/R070064

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