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Catorce (Real de Catorce), Catorce Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexicoi
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Catorce (Real de Catorce)Mining District
Catorce MunicipalityMunicipality
San Luis PotosíState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 41' 59'' North , 100° 54' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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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Mineral List

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29 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Litharge
Formula: PbO
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Massicot
Formula: PbO
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Bromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Massicot4.AC.25PbO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O LithargePbO
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MassicotPbO
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
BrBromine
Br BromargyriteAgBr
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag BromargyriteAgBr
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb LithargePbO
Pb MassicotPbO
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl

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