Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Chalcomenite Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2 O Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Kruťaite 23 Goethite 22 Alfredopetrovite 16 Ahlfeldite 16 Favreauite 11 Clausthalite 8 Felsőbányaite 7 Clinochalcomenite 7 Penroseite 6 Molybdomenite 5 Chalcopyrite 4 Luxembourgite 3 Watkinsonite 2 Quartz 2 Allophane 2 Dolomite 2 - var Iron-bearing Dolomite 2 Vaesite 2 Umangite 1 Cerromojonite 1 Klockmannite 1 Coronadite 1 Malachite 1 Olsacherite 1 Cobaltomenite 1 Kerstenite 1 Covellite 1 Native Selenium 1 Petermegawite 1 Nickeltyrrellite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Chalcomenite data Locality Data: Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia Photo Gallery View Gallery (26 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 3152 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:3152:3 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 References Yang, Hexiong; Gu, Xiangping; Scott, Michael M.; Jenkins, Robert A.; Gibbs, Ronald B.; Mcglasson, James A.; Downs, Robert T. (2023) Petermegawite, Al6 (Se4+ O3 )3 [SiO3 (OH)](OH)9 ⋅10H2 O, a New Al-Bearing Selenite Mineral, from the El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology , 61 (5). 987-998 doi:10.3749/2300004 Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, McGlasson, James A., Gibbs, Ronald B., Downs, Robert T. (2024) Guangyuanite, Pb3 Cl3 (Se4+ O3 )(OH), a new lead-chloride-selenite mineral from the El Dragón mine, Potosí, Bolivia. Mineralogical Magazine , 88. 97-104 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.93 Search for references including Chalcomenite El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia