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Cerro Malmisa, Tinguipaya Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Boliviai
Regional Level Types
Cerro MalmisaMountain
Tinguipaya MunicipalityMunicipality
Tomás Frías ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 5' 36'' South , 65° 45' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colquechaca1,706 (2012)51.2km
Sucre224,838 (2010)51.7km
Potosí141,251 (2017)54.5km
Betanzos4,847 (2013)59.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
144826
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144826:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5bd355cc-1dfd-448f-a5d1-a326a6779ea2
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cerro Malmisa, Maragua,


A 5,000 meter elevation mountain located 60 km N of Potosi city, SE of town of Maragua. Silver deposits on W slopes; tin mines on S and SE slopes.

NOTE: Actually in Tomás Frías Province.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Antimony
Formula: Sb
Description: Sb 99.3 wt%, As 0.08, S 0.12.
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: lamellar crystals; "oligiste"
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: in quartz veins in schist
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3

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