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Santa Rita Mine, Nieves, General Francisco Murguía Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types
Santa Rita MineMine
Nieves- not defined -
General Francisco Murguía MunicipalityMunicipality
ZacatecasState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 0' North , 103° 1' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nieves5,653 (2018)0.6km
Cieneguilla (Noria y Cieneguilla)800 (2014)8.9km
Alfonso Medina431 (2018)9.2km
Independencia San Martín (San Martín)591 (2013)9.6km
San Isidro233 (2014)9.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
6941
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6941:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Panczner (1987): 110, 135, 243, 363, 387.

Pinch W. (1976) What's New in Minerals: Mineralogical Record v. 7 no.3 p. 134

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O QuartzSiO2
O ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe PyriteFeS2
SbAntimony
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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