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Churquini mine, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Churquini mineMine
Nor Chichas ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~72km
GRN:
S14W44
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
190851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190851:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An antimony mine in a shear-zone hosted deposit, located at 4,100 metres altitude.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
ⓘ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘLinnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4

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References

https://thediggings.com/mines/usgs10206985
Dill, H. G. (1998) Evolution of Sb mineralisation in modern fold belts: a comparison of the Sb mineralisation in the Central Andes (Bolivia) and the Western Carpathians (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4). 359-378 doi:10.1007/s001260050155
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