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Cerro Tetilla, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviai
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Cerro TetillaMountain
OruroCity
Cercado ProvinceProvince
OruroDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 58' 15'' South , 67° 7' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oruro208,684 (2012)2.9km
Machacamarca2,044 (2013)25.0km
Huanuni15,492 (2013)46.8km
Poopó1,720 (2013)48.5km
Eucaliptus2,373 (2012)59.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
13945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13945:7
GUID (UUID V4):
98364300-8bc7-4527-bf23-3d09220bff39


Dumps of abandoned spanish colonial silver mine at 3.925 meters elevation. Underground workings in oxide zone are accessible to collectors. The locality name means "little breast" in spanish, but several centuries of mining has ruined the smooth shape!

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
South America Plate

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