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Corina Mine, Cerro Tapaquillcha, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Corina MineMine
Cerro TapaquillchaMountain
Nor Lípez ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 40' 34'' South , 67° 53' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
192437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192437:7
GUID (UUID V4):
fc851080-adad-46cf-962b-41a3d05f49b2


Stockwork veinlets in altered biotite dacite and andesite, and native sulfur flows in volcanic ash. Sulphur mine with 4.4 million tons reserves at 40% S.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sulphur
Formula: S8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S SulphurS8
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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