Macusani glass, Macusani, Carabaya Province, Puno, Perui
Regional Level Types | |
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Macusani glass | Occurrence |
Macusani | Town |
Carabaya Province | Province |
Puno | Region |
Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° 0' South , 70° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
274554
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274554:4
GUID (UUID V4):
75ef04b5-1561-420b-af0c-b16844178034
"Macusanite" is a glass ("obsidian") found as loose alluvial pebbles in stream gravel in the Macusani area. Primary source unknown.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
ⓘ Virgilite (TL) Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Type Locality: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Virgilite (TL) | 9.FA.15 | LiAlSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Li | Lithium | |
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Li | ⓘ Virgilite | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Virgilite | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Virgilite | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Virgilite | LiAlSi2O6 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
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