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Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Caiza D municipalityMunicipality
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PotosíDepartment
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 31' 28'' South , 65° 39' 0'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Mindat Locality ID:
190852
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190852:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Antimony mining district located about 15 km SSE of Caracota. A belt of stibnite-bearing veins runs north-south for several kilometers.

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'Antimony Ochre'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Antimony Ochre'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O FerberiteFeWO4
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4

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