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Huayna Potosí, Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz, Boliviai
Regional Level Types
Huayna PotosíMountain
Pedro Domingo Murillo ProvinceProvince
La PazDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 15' 44'' South , 68° 9' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-16.26250,-68.15375
GeoHash:
G#: 6mpe3pebn
GRN:
S11W47
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Paz812,799 (2012)26.4km
Batallas2,597 (2013)40.7km
Coroico2,361 (2014)45.9km
Huarina1,616 (2013)51.6km
Sorata2,190 (2017)75.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
219210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219210:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mount Huayna Potosí; Huaina Potosi


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite'
Formula: Ni(As,Sb)S
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Chacaltaîte
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘUllmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
ⓘ'Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite'2.EB.25 vaNi(As,Sb)S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Chacaltaîte9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Sbⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS

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