San Simon Mine, Serranía San Simon, Entre Rios (O'Connor Province), Tarija, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Simon Mine | Mine |
| Serranía San Simon | - not defined - |
| Entre Rios (O'Connor Province) | Province |
| Tarija | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 26' 37'' South , 64° 7' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1860
Age:
252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Entre Ríos | 2,685 (2012) | 10.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
126217
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126217:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0e1376f5-ae2d-4f78-a087-845ea66e067f
Underground salt mine previously worked in large part for cattle in the lowland ranches of eastern Bolivia. Now mostly replaced by cheaper surface salt from the Salar de Uyuni. The salt beds here are the largest known underground halite deposits in Bolivia, extending in a 70km long belt extending north and south of town of Entre Rios. Intercalated with gypsum-bearing Triassic Ipaguazu or "Margas multicolores" Formation (multicolored marls). Massive halite rock is coarse grained, recrystallized, compact, ranging from reddish to pink, grey and whitish in color.
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3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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