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Virorco pegmatites, Las Águilas deposit, Estancia Grande, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentinai
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Virorco pegmatitesPegmatite Field
Las Águilas depositDeposit
Estancia GrandeMunicipality
Coronel Pringles DepartmentDepartment
San Luis ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 44'' South , 66° 7' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.09556,-66.12333
GeoHash:
G#: 6d0gxr4kq
GRN:
S23W40
Type:
Pegmatite Field
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
251763
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251763:9
GUID (UUID V4):
a09ce0ba-5eb6-4740-9710-f46a149ad4ba


Small dikes.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
β“˜ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Holmquistite
Formula: ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Holtite
Formula: (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rossmanite
Formula: ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
β“˜Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜Holtite9.AJ.10(Ta0.6β—»0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Rossmanite9.CK.05β—»(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Holmquistite9.DD.05β—»{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Liβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Bβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
CsCaesium
Csβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

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Galliski, M. A., Marquez-Zavalia, M. F., Lira, R., Cempirek, J., Skoda, R. (2012) Mineralogy and Origin of the Dumortierite-Bearing Pegmatites of Virorco, San Luis, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 873-894 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.873
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