Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Mine | Mine |
| Poopó town | Town |
| Poopó Province | Province |
| Oruro | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 22' 60'' South , 66° 58' 0'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Poopó | 1,720 (2013) | 0.3km |
| Totoral | 1,645 (2013) | 15.9km |
| Huanuni | 15,492 (2013) | 17.3km |
| Machacamarca | 2,044 (2013) | 24.1km |
| Llallagua | 28,069 (2013) | 40.6km |
Tin-lead-silver ore veins, sporadically still worked.
Specimens from here are often sold by species dealers labelled "potosiite" or "incaite", allegedly present as invisible inclusions in cylindrite crystals. Caveat emptor!!
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Ahlfeld, F. and Schneider-Scherbina, A. (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. Boletín No. 5 (especial), Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz. |
| ⓘ Cylindrite (TL) Formula: Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 Type Locality: Reference: [MinRec 32:479] |
| ⓘ Franckeite Formula: Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 Reference: [MinRec 32:479] |
| ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite Formula: (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Dr. Fritz Berndt, unpublished analyses |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 Reference: Dr. Fritz Berndt, unpublished analyses |
| ⓘ Jarosite ? Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Dr. Fritz Berndt, unpublished analyses |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O Reference: [MinRec 32:479] |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Dr. Fritz Berndt, unpublished analyses |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection |
| ⓘ Rhodostannite Formula: Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 Description: On free-standing cylindrite crystals. Reference: Frank Keutsch analysis, August 2009. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Alfredo Petrov, field observations. |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Reference: Alfredo Petrov collection |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 Reference: [MinRec 32:479] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cylindrite (TL) | 2.HF.25a | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | var. Incaite | 2.HF.25b | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Rhodostannite | 2.DA.10 | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.8.7.1 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4 | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodostannite | 2.10.3.1 | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Oxysulfides | |||
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.13.1.1 | Sb2S2O |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
| ø > 4 | |||
| ⓘ | Cylindrite (TL) | 3.1.4.1 | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 3.1.4.2 | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | var. Incaite | 3.1.4.3 | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| 2 < ø < 2.49 | |||
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 3.6.7.1 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| 1 < ø < 2 | |||
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 3.8.1.1 | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite ? | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| S | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| Sb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cylindrite | Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite var. Incaite | (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15 |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia