Excelsior mine, Potosí, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Excelsior mine | Mine |
| Potosí | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 6' 59'' South , 66° 45' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huanuni | 15,492 (2013) | 20.6km |
| Machacamarca | 2,044 (2013) | 27.7km |
| Poopó | 1,720 (2013) | 36.2km |
| Llallagua | 28,069 (2013) | 39.2km |
| Oruro | 208,684 (2012) | 43.3km |
A tin mine located on or close to the border with Oruro Department.
(The coordinates given here may not be accurate and actually put it in Oruro Department itself, in the Santa Fe/Morococala district. Comment May 2022: coordinates actally put it in Bolívar Province, Cochabamba.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- Andean tin province
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
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