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Río Blanco, Tolimán Municipality, Queretaro, Mexicoi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 12' North , 99° 45' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.20000,-99.75000
GRN:
N15W66
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Río Blanco362 (2018)1.6km
Pueblo Nuevo207 (2014)5.7km
Llanitos A188 (2014)6.3km
Álamos318 (2018)6.6km
Mangas Cuatas303 (2018)6.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
27666
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27666:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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