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Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz, Boliviai
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Pedro Domingo Murillo ProvinceProvince
La PazDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Paz812,799 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
36959
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36959:9
GUID (UUID V4):
54fa6649-44c6-4fe2-849c-6f00738fb109
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Murillo Province; Cercado province
Other Languages:
Aymara:
Pedro Domingo Murillo jisk'a suyu, Chuqiyapu jach'a suyu, Wuliwya
French:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivie
German:
Provinz Murillo, La Paz, Bolivien
Italian:
provincia di Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
Quechua:
Pedro Domingo Murillo pruwinsya, Chuqiyapu suyu, Buliwya
Russian:
Педро Доминго Мурильо, Ла-Пас, Боливия
Simplified Chinese:
佩德羅多明戈穆里略省, 拉巴斯省, 玻利維亞
Spanish:
Provincia Pedro Domingo Murillo, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia
Catalan:
província de Pedro Domingo Murillo, Departament de la Paz, Bolívia
Dutch:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
Farsi/Persian:
استان پدرو دومینگو موریلو, شهرستان لاپاز, بولیوی
Galician:
Provincia de Pedro Domingo Murillo, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia
Georgian:
პედრო-დომინგო-მურილიოს პროვინცია, ლა-პასის დეპარტამენტი, ბოლივია
Japanese:
ペドロ・ドミンゴ・ムリリョ郡, ラパス県, ボリビア
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pedro Domingo Murillo Séng, La Paz Chiu, Bolivia
Norwegian:
Provinsen Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
Polish:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Boliwia
Portuguese:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolívia
Scots:
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Depairtment, Bolivie
Swedish:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
Waray:
Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia
Welsh:
Talaith Pedro Domingo Murillo, Bolifia


Pedro Domingo Murillo Province is one of the provinces of La Paz Department.

It was formed as Cercado province on January 8, 1838. On October 17, 1912, its name was changed in honour of Pedro Domingo Murillo a revolutionary from 1809.

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43 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite'
Formula: Ni(As,Sb)S
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
'Farallonite'
Formula: 2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: short prismatic, glassy crystals; fluorescent orange under UV
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Horomanite
Formula: Fe6Ni3S8
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Mica Group'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Chacaltaîte
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Nisnite
Formula: Ni3Sn
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sillénite
Formula: Bi12SiO20
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Tungstite
Formula: WO3 · H2O
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
'Wolframite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Nisnite1.AE.35Ni3Sn
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Horomanite2.BB.Fe6Ni3S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
'Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite'2.EB.25 vaNi(As,Sb)S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Sillénite4.CB.70Bi12SiO20
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Tungstite4.FJ.10WO3 · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Chacaltaîte9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
'Farallonite'9.HC.302MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Chlorite Group'-
'Mica Group'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TungstiteWO3 · H2O
H Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Farallonite2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BismiteBi2O3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CupriteCu2O
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HematiteFe2O3
O HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
O HübneriteMnWO4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SilléniteBi12SiO20
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TungstiteWO3 · H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Farallonite2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Farallonite2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SilléniteBi12SiO20
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Farallonite2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S UllmanniteNiSbS
S HoromaniteFe6Ni3S8
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. ChacaltaîteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe HoromaniteFe6Ni3S8
NiNickel
Ni Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
Ni HoromaniteFe6Ni3S8
Ni NisniteNi3Sn
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn NisniteNi3Sn
SbAntimony
Sb Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNi(As,Sb)S
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W HübneriteMnWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
W TungstiteWO3 · H2O
W Farallonite2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O?
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi SilléniteBi12SiO20

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed29.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
La Paz55.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Puca929 - 21 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Prohegetotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hegetotheriidae : Prohegetotherium29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Macraucheniidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macraucheniidae29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Promacrauchenia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macraucheniidae : Promacrauchenia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Macroeuphractus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Macroeuphractus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Glyptatelus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Glyptatelus29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Orophodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Orophodontidae29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Dasypodidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Plohophorops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Plohophorops5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Posnanskytherium desaguaderoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : Posnanskytherium : Posnanskytherium desaguaderoi5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Neosclerocalyptus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Neosclerocalyptus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Trachytherus spegazzinianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Mesotheriidae : Trachytherus : Trachytherus spegazzinianus29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Eoviscaccia boliviana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chinchillidae : Eoviscaccia : Eoviscaccia boliviana29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Cephalomyopsis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dasyproctidae : Cephalomyopsis29 - 21 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Domingo_Murillo_Province
Wikidata ID:Q590873
GeoNames ID:3908223

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