Altar Municipality, Sonora, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Altar Municipality | Municipality |
| Sonora | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Altar | 7,927 (2018) |
| Llano Blanco (Rancho Seco) | 460 (2013) |
| 16 de Septiembre | 296 (2014) |
Other Languages:
Italian:
Altar , Sonora, Messico
Russian:
ΠΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ , Π‘ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ°, ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠ°
Spanish:
Altar , Sonora, MΓ©xico
Basque:
Altar , Sonora
Catalan:
Altar , Sonora, Mèxic
Cebuano:
Altar , Estado de Sonora
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄ΩΨ± Ψ§ΩΨͺΨ§Ψ±, Ψ§ΫΨ§ΩΨͺ Ψ³ΩΩΩΨ±Ψ§, Ω
Ϊ©Ψ²ΫΪ©
Romanian:
Municipalitatea Altar, Sonora, Mexic
Serbian:
ΠΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ»ΡΠ°Ρ , Π‘ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ°, ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠΎ
Serbo-Croatian:
OpΕ‘tina Altar, Sonora
Swedish:
Altar , Sonora, Mexiko
Altar is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities11 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Localities: Reference: Panczner(1987):83. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Localities: Reference: Panczner(1987):158. |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: Reference: Panczner(1987):375. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) | ||||||
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Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar_Municipality |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q4063577 |
Localities in this Region
- Sonora
- Altar Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
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