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Covadonga Mine, Tetela de Ocampo (Tetela; Tetella de Ocampo), Tetela de Ocampo Municipality, Puebla, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types
Covadonga MineMine
Tetela de Ocampo (Tetela; Tetella de Ocampo)Town
Tetela de Ocampo MunicipalityMunicipality
PueblaState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 49' North , 97° 48' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
19.81667,-97.80000
GRN:
N14W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tetela de Ocampo4,234 (2016)0.7km
Benito Juárez1,335 (2013)0.9km
Barranca Fría264 (2014)1.9km
Zoyatitla1,257 (2014)2.1km
La Soledad395 (2013)2.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
10367
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10367:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A silver mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘXonotlite9.DG.35Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.
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