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Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru

A lead-zinc mine with a 1,200 tons/day capacity. Operated by Cia. Minera Santa Luisa, owned by Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. (Japan).
Famous for excellent pyrite and fluorite specimens.



References:
Belsher, D.O. (1982): Pink Octahedral Fluorite from Peru. Mineralogical Record 13, 29-30 + 38
Mining Annual Review(1985):353
Rocks & Min.: 60:228.
The Mineralogical Record: 28: 37-62.
Econ Geol (1985) 80:416-478





Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
  		• Aikinite
  		• Alabandite
  		• Albite
  		• Anhydrite
  		• 'Apatite'
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
  		• Arsenopyrite
  		• Baryte
  		• Bismuthinite
  		• Bornite
  		• Boulangerite
  		• Calcite
  		• Canfieldite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• Chalcocite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• 'Chlorite Group'
  		• Colusite
  		• Copper
  		• Cosalite
  		• Cronstedtite
  		• Digenite
  		• Diopside
  		• Dolomite
  		• Emplectite
  		• Enargite
  		• Epidote
  		• Fluorite
  		• Galena
  		• 'Garnet Group'
  		• Gold
    var: Electrum
  		• Gypsum
  		• Halloysite
  		• Hessite
  		• Hocartite
  		• Hübnerite
  		• Jalpaite
  		• Kaolinite
  		• Kësterite
  		• Lillianite
  		• Montmorillonite
  		• Natrolite
  		• Orthoclase
  		• Polybasite
  		• Prehnite
  		• Pyrargyrite
  		• Pyrite
  		• Pyrrhotite
  		• Quartz
  		• Rhodochrosite
  		• Rhodonite
  		• Scheelite
  		• Sellaite
  		• 'Sericite'
  		• Silver
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Stannite
  		• Stephanite
  		• Talc
  		• Tennantite
  		• Tetrahedrite
  		• Tungstenite
  		• Vesuvianite
  		• Wittichenite
  		• Wurtzite


    66 entries listed. 59 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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