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La Sorpresa Mine, Tapacari Province, Cochabamba, Boliviai
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La Sorpresa MineMine
Tapacari ProvinceProvince
CochabambaDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° South , 66° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
GRN:
S12W45
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
21111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21111:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small nickel mine, now completely lost and buried under river gravel. The ore was slightly radioactive, presumably from submicroscopic inclusions of a uranium mineral.

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10 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘMillerite ?2.CC.20NiS
ⓘRammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘUllmannite ?2.EB.25NiSbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMorenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAnnabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Niⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS

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