Chilcani mine, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviai
Regional Level Types | |
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Chilcani mine | Mine |
Cercado Province | Province |
Oruro | Department |
Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° South , 67° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~73km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Hydrothermal veins in Paleozoic sedimentary rock. Mined for antimony and gold. Native gold sometimes visible to naked eye as films in stibnite cleavages.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcostibite Formula: CuSbS2 Reference: Ahlfeld, Federico (1955): Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Ahlfeld, Federico (1955): Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Ahlfeld, Federico (1955): Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Ahlfeld, Federico (1955): Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: Ahlfeld, Federico (1955): Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- Andean tin province
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
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