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Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera Province, Oruro, Boliviai
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Salinas de Garci MendozaMunicipality
Ladislao Cabrera ProvinceProvince
OruroDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
146702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146702:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Salinas de Thunupa
Other Languages:
French:
Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera, Oruro, Bolivie
German:
Salinas de Garcí Mendoza, Provinz Ladislao Cabrera, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Simplified Chinese:
薩利納斯德加西門多薩, 拉迪斯勞卡布雷拉省, 奥鲁罗省, 玻利維亞
Spanish:
Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Provincia de Ladislao Cabrera, Departamento de Oruro, Bolivia
Cebuano:
Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Provincia Ladislao Cabrera, Departamento de Oruro, Bolivia
Dutch:
Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera, Oruro, Bolivia
Quechua:
Salinas de Garci Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera pruwinsya, Uru Uru suyu, Buliwya
Swedish:
Salinas de Garcí Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera, Oruro, Bolivia
Waray:
Salinas de Garcí Mendoza, Ladislao Cabrera, Oruro, Bolivia


Minor Pb-Zn-Ag mining district in the Serranía Intersalar, the 80km-long mountain range that separates the two great salt flats of Salar de Uyuni from the Salar de Coipasa.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

26 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Coralloidal algal deposits of Pleistocene Lake Minchin.
Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Description: Filling amygdules in country rock.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
'Chlorite Group'
'Clay minerals'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dolomite ?
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Silica'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite ?5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Celadonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Silica'-
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
SnTin
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinas_de_Garci_Mendoza
Wikidata ID:Q1016557
GeoNames ID:3906038

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Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
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