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Gallofa mine (Socavon Progreso), Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Gallofa mine (Socavon Progreso)Mine
ColquechacaTown
Colquechaca MunicipalityMunicipality
Chayanta ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 41' 40'' South , 65° 59' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colquechaca1,706 (2012)0.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
211420
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211420:3
GUID (UUID V4):
193fba8b-6c8f-45e8-8391-e4b60a1b3de4


Connected to the Gallofa and Descubridora veins by means of the 1.6km long Progreso adit.

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7 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Canfieldite
Formula: Ag8SnS6
References:
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Elaterite'
Formula: (C,H,O,S)
'Elaterite var. Thioelaterite' (FRL)
Type Locality:
Galena
Formula: PbS
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Petroleum'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Canfieldite2.BA.70Ag8SnS6
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
'Elaterite'-(C,H,O,S)
'Petroleum'-
'Elaterite
var. Thioelaterite' (TL)
-(C,H,O,S)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Elaterite(C,H,O,S)
CCarbon
C Elaterite(C,H,O,S)
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CassiteriteSnO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Elaterite(C,H,O,S)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CanfielditeAg8SnS6
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Elaterite(C,H,O,S)
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Ag CanfielditeAg8SnS6
SnTin
Sn CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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