Catorce (Real de Catorce), Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexicoi
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Catorce (Real de Catorce) | Mining District |
Catorce Municipality | Municipality |
San Luis Potosí | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 41' 59'' North , 100° 54' 0'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
2343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2343:9
GUID (UUID V4):
f9585744-6854-4234-bbe8-35e80f4307e3
Real de Catorce is a very old silver-lead-zinc mining district that lies in a hidden valley at the north end of the Sierra de Catorce. Famous for Bonanza-grade discoveries in the early Spanish Colonial period, it is today a tourist mecca, especially for those interested in the cultural/religious practices of the Huichol Indians. They make an annual pilgrimage into the area to harvest certain cacti.
Note Not that many good specimens have come from Real de Catorce proper and none of the "stibiconite", roméite etc. pseudomorphs after stibnite come from Real de Catorce itself. These mostly come from the San Jose Mine that lies 10 km south of Real de Catorce on the west flank of the Sierra de Catorce at Estacion Wadley (Wadley Station)…and is still in Catorce Municipality.
For many years, the extensive workings of the San Jose Mine provided much of the world's antimony ore. The plant was designed to treat only oxidized ores, so roméite group species were selectively sought and mined… and fresh stibnite was avoided. The stibnite formed as replacement bodies and open space fillings in 5 specific limestone beds, each of which was followed by extensive workings throughout the oxide zone.
Some roméite specimens also come from the Santa Emilia mine and other small antimony occurrences throughout the region, whose production was brought to Wadley for beneficiation.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
ⓘ | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
O | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Br | Bromine | |
Br | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
Pb | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
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Catorce, Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico