Provenite

Pachapaqui Mining District

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9.9626° S, 77.0976° W · ± 10 km

Rhodochrosite from Ancash, Peru, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Rhodochrosite

2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show rhodochrosite with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Same specimen Calcite with Rhodochrosite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show rhodochrosite with calcite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Same specimen Pyrite with Rhodochrosite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show rhodochrosite with pyrite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Rhodochrosite at Pachapaqui Mining District

Salmon-pink rhodochrosite crystals covering matrix, Pachapaqui District, Ancash.
Salmon-pink rhodochrosite crystals covering matrix, Pachapaqui District, Ancash.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A large plate of pastel-pink rhodochrosite from the Pachapaqui District, Peru.
A large plate of pastel-pink rhodochrosite from the Pachapaqui District, Peru.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A layer of millimetre-sized pink rhodochrosite crystals on clear quartz druse over sulfide matrix, Pachapaqui.
A layer of millimetre-sized pink rhodochrosite crystals on clear quartz druse over sulfide matrix, Pachapaqui.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite together with calcite and quartz on a plate from the Pachapaqui District.
Rhodochrosite together with calcite and quartz on a plate from the Pachapaqui District.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Bright pink rhodochrosite crystals with tetrahedrite, pyrite and small quartz crystals, Pachapaqui.
Bright pink rhodochrosite crystals with tetrahedrite, pyrite and small quartz crystals, Pachapaqui.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Crusts of small crystals on quartz druse and sulfide matrix; isolated crystals with tetrahedrite
Typical size
Millimetre-sized crystals; plates to about 15 cm
Color / luster
Salmon-pink to pastel pink and bright pink
Associated minerals
Quartztetrahedritepyritecalcite
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-903 SRC-904 SRC-905

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Geology of the locality

Region
Ancash
Country
Peru

Coordinates are those of Pachapaqui village (Wikidata); district-level placement, hence +/- 10 km.

Sources: SRC-900

Sources

  1. SRC-900 · Database
    Pachapaqui (Q7121982)Wikidata contributors · Wikidata
  2. SRC-903 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-230181.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  3. SRC-904 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-35240.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  4. SRC-905 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Tetrahedrite-Pyrite-23665.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.