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Luz Marina Mine, Cerro Cañapa, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Luz Marina MineMine
Cerro CañapaMountain
Nor Lípez ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 68° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~1km
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Hematite-cemented breccia of blocks of native sulphur, with 10.4 million tons reserves at 30% S as of 1968.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: USGS Bulletin #1975 (1992), 257.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: USGS Bulletin #1975 (1992), 257.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: USGS Bulletin #1975 (1992), 257.
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: USGS Bulletin #1975 (1992), 257.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3

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