San Francisco Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Mine | Mine |
| Poopó | Municipality |
| Poopó Province | Province |
| Oruro | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 23' 48'' South , 66° 57' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Poopó | 1,720 (2013) | 1.8km |
| Totoral | 1,645 (2013) | 14.7km |
| Huanuni | 15,492 (2013) | 18.2km |
| Machacamarca | 2,044 (2013) | 25.6km |
| Llallagua | 28,069 (2013) | 40.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105673
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105673:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fe63de77-05a0-4f71-a07d-6f36b0e38c31
Brecciated zinc-tin-silver veins occupying fissures in normal faults.
This mine, still in production, is located on part of the same 10 km-long vein system as the better-known Santa Cruz mine (type locality of cylindrite).
Mined for silver in Spanish colonial times, although no discrete silver minerals are known from here; silver is however present in several sulphosalts, eg: up to 1% in franckeite, 0.5% in cylindrite, 0.45% in jamesonite, with ore sampling in the 1930s showing 1.38% Sn, 0.18% Ag (Ahlfeld and Schneider-Scherbina, 1964).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cylindrite Formula: Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F References: |
| ⓘ Franckeite Formula: Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O References: |
| ⓘ Metastibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Metastibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Cylindrite | 2.HF.25a | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| S | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| Sb | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
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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