Quebrada Grande placers, Quebrada Grande River, Guaniamo, Bolívar, Venezuela i
Regional Level Types
Quebrada Grande placers Group of Placers
Quebrada Grande River River
Guaniamo - not defined -
Bolívar State
Venezuela Country

Zdenek, J., Ohnenstetter, D. (2010) Zincochromite from the Guaniamo River diamondiferous placers, Venezuela: evidence of its metasomatic origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:2, 361-374.

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Kaminsky, F.V., Zakharchenko, O.D., Griffin, W.L., DeR.Channer, D.M., Khachatryan-Blinova, G.K. (2000) Diamond from the Guaniamo Area, Venezuela. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38:6, 1347-1370.

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

Formula: MgCr₂O₄

References:

Zdenek, J., Ohnenstetter, D. (2010) Zincochromite from the Guaniamo River diamondiferous placers, Venezuela: evidence of its metasomatic origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:2, 361-374.

ⓘ Zincochromite

Formula: ZnCr₂O₄

References:

Zdenek, J., Ohnenstetter, D. (2010) Zincochromite from the Guaniamo River diamondiferous placers, Venezuela: evidence of its metasomatic origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48:2, 361-374.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	4.BB.05	MgCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Zincochromite	4.BB.05	ZnCr₂O₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Cr	ⓘ Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄

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References

Zdenek, J., Ohnenstetter, D. (2010) Zincochromite from the Guaniamo River diamondiferous placers, Venezuela: evidence of its metasomatic origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48(2), 361-374.

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