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Carma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosΓ­, Boliviai
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Carma Mine (Kharma Mine)Mine
Porco MunicipalityMunicipality
Antonio Quijarro ProvinceProvince
PotosΓ­Department
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 45' 52'' South , 65° 50' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.76472,-65.84306
GeoHash:
G#: 6s3pt9yw1
GRN:
S14W44
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
PotosΓ­141,251 (2017)22.2km
Betanzos4,847 (2013)47.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
156372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156372:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5d522716-3fc7-42f5-ada0-7998214a6a48


Gold-antimony mineralization in quartz veins associated with a fault separating Ordovician and Cretaceous sediments. Worked from the 1940s to mid-1980s.

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21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Aurostibite
Formula: AuSb2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppite
Formula: Pb3Sb8S15
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Plagionite
Formula: Pb5Sb8S17
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schafarzikite ?
Formula: Fe2+Sb3+2O4
Description: According to Dill (1998), schafarzikite from this locality is not confirmed.
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
β“˜ Veenite
Formula: Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Aurostibite2.EB.05aAuSb2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Veenite2.HC.05dPb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
β“˜FΓΌlΓΆppite2.HC.10aPb3Sb8S15
β“˜Plagionite2.HC.10bPb5Sb8S17
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
β“˜Schafarzikite ?4.JA.20Fe2+Sb3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchafarzikiteFe2+Sb23+O4
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oβ“˜ ValentiniteSb2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SchafarzikiteFe2+Sb23+O4
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Sbβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Sbβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Sbβ“˜ SchafarzikiteFe2+Sb23+O4
Sbβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ ValentiniteSb2O3
Sbβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5
AuGold
Auβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Pbβ“˜ VeenitePb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5

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References

Dill, H. G., Weiser, T., Bernhardt, I. R., & Kilibarda, C. R. (1995). The composite gold-antimony vein deposit at Kharma (Bolivia). Economic Geology, 90(1), 51-66.
Dill, H.G. (1998): Evolution of Sb mineralisation in modern fold belts: a comparison of the Sb mineralisation in the Central Andes (Bolivia) and the Western Carpathians (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita 33, 359-378.
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