Veta Yareta Mine, Cerro Pululos, Cusi Cusi, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Veta Yareta Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Cerro Pululos | Mountain |
| Cusi Cusi | Municipality |
| Rinconada Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° South , 66° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
56
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f113361b-dd25-4245-9b68-4bcc3799eaa1
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yareta adit
A tin mine, long abandoned, a few hundred meters south of the Bolivian border. Fumarolic deposition in fissures in acid volcanics (dacite).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Angelellite (TL) Formula: Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3 Type Locality: Colour: black and brownish-black Description: Probably exhalative origin, fumarolic vapor giving crystal crusts lining cracks in andesite. The crystals are black and brownish-black up to 1 cm showing a variety of forms. The mineral also occurs as globular masses. |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Botryoidal compact masses of acicular crystals, resembling "glaskopf" variety. References: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Angelellite (TL) | 8.BC.05 | Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Angelellite | Fe43+(AsO4)2O3 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Angelellite | Fe43+(AsO4)2O3 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Angelellite | Fe43+(AsO4)2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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