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Velardeña Mine, Velardeña, Velardeña District, Cuencamé Municipality, Durango, Mexicoi
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Velardeña MineMine
VelardeñaTown
Velardeña DistrictMining District
Cuencamé MunicipalityMunicipality
DurangoState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 4' 27'' North , 103° 41' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Velardeña2,425 (2018)4.1km
Vista Hermosa304 (2013)4.8km
Los Cuatillos637 (2018)7.8km
Veinte Amigos353 (2018)10.0km
Pedriceña1,765 (2018)10.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
25945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25945:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Commodity List

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Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Tenorite
Formula: CuO

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
O TenoriteCuO
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As RealgarAs4S4
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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