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Ypacaraí quarry, Ypacaraí, Central Department, Paraguayi
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Ypacaraí quarryQuarry
YpacaraíTown
Central DepartmentDepartment
ParaguayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 25' 52'' South , 57° 15' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ypacarai9,655 (2018)3.5km
Pirayú4,000 (2018)6.6km
Itauguá64,997 (2018)9.9km
Itá18,459 (2018)12.8km
Caacupé21,696 (2018)13.4km


Intrusive breccia of highly altered sedimentary rocks carried in a porphyritic igneous matrix. Quarry provided rock for highway building, now flooded.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Glass'
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Hornblende'
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Glass'-
'Hornblende'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

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