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Vetagrande Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types
Vetagrande MunicipalityMunicipality
ZacatecasState
MexicoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sauceda de La Borda3,175 (2018)
El Lampotal1,368 (2013)
Santa Rita1,320 (2014)
San José de la Era1,253 (2013)
Vetagrande1,093 (2018)
El Llano de las Vírgenes331 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
20184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20184:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Messico
Russian:
Ветагранде , Сакатекас, Мексика
Spanish:
Municipio de Vetagrande, Zacatecas, México
Basque:
Vetagrande , Zacatecas
Cebuano:
Vetagrande, Estado de Zacatecas
Portuguese:
Vetagrande, Zacatecas, México
Scots:
Vetagrande, Zacatecas
Serbian:
Општина Ветагранде , Закатекас, Мексико
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Vetagrande, Zacatecas
Swedish:
Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Mexiko
Vietnamese:
Vetagrande, Zacatecas, México


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16 valid minerals.

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Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Graphite
Formula: C
Kosmochlor ?
Formula: NaCrSi2O6
Krinovite ?
Formula: Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
References:
Knut Eldjarn CollectionIdentified by Knut Eldjarn: Visual Identification
'Plessite'
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Kosmochlor ?9.DA.25NaCrSi2O6
Krinovite ?9.DH.40Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2
Unclassified
'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
O KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Na KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
MgMagnesium
Mg KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
SiSilicon
Si KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Si KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr KosmochlorNaCrSi2O6
Cr KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetagrande
Wikidata ID:Q4109944

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