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Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Boliviai
Regional Level Types
PoopóMunicipality
Poopó ProvinceProvince
OruroDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Poopó1,720 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
350
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:350:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e6dc0ed6-95b8-4608-b3de-fe0850f51eed
Other Languages:
French:
Poopó, Poopó, Oruro, Bolivie
German:
Municipio Poopó, Provinz Poopó, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien
Italian:
Poopó, provincia di Poopó, dipartimento di Oruro, Bolivia
Quechua:
Puwpu munisipyu, Puwpu pruwinsya, Uru Uru suyu, Buliwya
Spanish:
Poopó, Provincia de Poopó, Departamento de Oruro, Bolivia
Dutch:
Poopó, Poopó, Oruro, Bolivia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Poopó Chhī, Poopó Séng, Oruro Chiu, Bolivia
Swedish:
Poopó, Poopó, Oruro, Bolivia


Poopó Municipality is the first municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia.

Its capital is Poopó.

The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River, where it connects Uru Uru Lake and Poopó Lake.

The municipality is divided into three cantons: Coripata Canton, Poopó Canton, and Venta y Media Canton.

Several Sn-Ag-Pb-Zn-Sb mines operating on one hydrothermal vein set in Paleozoic sediments.

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55 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Argyrodite ?
Formula: Ag8GeS6
Description: Allegedly present in ore concentrates, but possibly just an assumption based on the small amounts of germanium present in other minerals.
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berndtite
Formula: SnS2
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Canfieldite
Formula: Ag8SnS6
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
References:
Cassiterite var. Needle Tin
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Cylindrite (TL)
Formula: Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Franckeite
Formula: Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
Franckeite var. Incaite
Formula: (Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Gold
Formula: Au
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Herzenbergite
Formula: SnS
Description: (variety "montesite", a Pb-rich herzenbergite)
Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
References:
Jarosite ?
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
Kësterite
Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Kleemanite
Formula: ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
'Limonite'
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Recent Lake Poopó sediments.
Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ramdohrite
Formula: Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Rhodostannite
Formula: Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Silver
Formula: Ag
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
'Stannite Group'
Formula: A2DEX4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Teallite
Formula: PbSnS2
References:
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Terrywallaceite
Formula: AgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Treasurite
Formula: Ag7Pb6Bi15S32
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
'Wolframite Group'
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Gold1.AA.05Au
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Jalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
Argyrodite ?2.BA.70Ag8GeS6
Canfieldite2.BA.70Ag8SnS6
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Kësterite 2.CB.15aCu2ZnSnS4
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Teallite2.CD.05PbSnS2
Herzenbergite2.CD.05SnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Rhodostannite2.DA.10Cu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Metastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Berndtite2.EA.20SnS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Cylindrite (TL)2.HF.25aPb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Franckeite
var. Incaite
2.HF.25b(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
2.HF.25bFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Treasurite2.JB.40aAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Ramdohrite2.JB.40aPb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Terrywallaceite2.JB.40aAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
var. Needle Tin4.DB.05SnO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite ?7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Kleemanite8.DC.17ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified
'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6
'Limonite'-
'Stannite Group'-A2DEX4
'K Feldspar'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O ThorianiteThO2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerndtiteSnS2
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S CanfielditeAg8SnS6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S HerzenbergiteSnS
S Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
S JalpaiteAg3CuS2
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetastibniteSb2S3
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
S RhodostanniteCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S TeallitePbSnS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
S TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mn RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Fe FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Fe Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Fe RhodostanniteCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cu Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4
Cu RhodostanniteCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4
Zn KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
GeGermanium
Ge ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Ag ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Ag CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Ag Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Ag JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Ag SilverAg
Ag TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Ag TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
Cd RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
InIndium
In RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
SnTin
Sn BerndtiteSnS2
Sn CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Sn FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Sn HerzenbergiteSnS
Sn Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Sn Kësterite Cu2ZnSnS4
Sn RhodostanniteCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sn TeallitePbSnS2
SbAntimony
Sb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sb CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Sb FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Sb Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb MetastibniteSb2S3
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sb TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Pb CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Pb FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Franckeite var. Incaite(Pb,Ag)4Sn4FeSb2S15
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pb TeallitePbSnS2
Pb TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Pb TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Bi TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
ThThorium
Th ThorianiteThO2

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