Mercedes Mine, Condo, Eduardo Abaroa Province, Oruro, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mercedes Mine | Mine |
| Condo | - not defined - |
| Eduardo Abaroa Province | Province |
| Oruro | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° South , 66° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~59km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A tin mine of no economic importance, but an unusual ore type, for Bolivia. A lenticular pyrrhotine body hosted in hornfels, 200 metres from contact with a granodiorite intrusion.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- Andean tin province
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
- Eastern CordilleraOrogenic Belt
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