El Retiro Mine (La Cebadia Mine), Salama Municipality, Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemalai
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El Retiro Mine (La Cebadia Mine) | Mine |
Salama Municipality | Municipality |
Baja Verapaz Department | Department |
Guatemala | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 15° 6' 18'' North , 90° 18' 57'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 15.10521,-90.31603 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: 9fxvbvcf5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Locality type: | Mine | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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A chromite mine located north of Salama town. Country rock is serpentine.
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Central America | Region |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chromite ? Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Map of Guatemala |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
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AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Chromite ? | 7.2.3.3 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Late Paleozoic 251.902 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3191058 | Paleozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 358.9 Ma) Lithology: Crystalline metamorphic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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