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Araras, Federico RomΓ‘n, Pando, Boliviai
Regional Level Types
ArarasPlacer
Federico RomΓ‘nProvince
PandoDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~90km
GRN:
S07W46
Locality type:
Placer
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet


Gold placers currently extensively worked (almost entirely by Brazilians) in alluvium overlying Precambrian rocks of the Brazilian Shield.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: Rivas, S. and Ahlfeld, F. (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes (Santa Cruz)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: (numerous bolivian news articles)
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Reference: Rivas, S. and Ahlfeld, F. (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes (Santa Cruz)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Rivas, S. and Ahlfeld, F. (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes (Santa Cruz)
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Reference: Rivas, S. and Ahlfeld, F. (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes (Santa Cruz)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Monazite'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
β“˜Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A2X3
β“˜Ilmenite4.3.5.1Fe2+TiO3
AX2
β“˜Cassiterite4.4.1.5SnO2
Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
A5(XO4)3Zq
β“˜Fluorapatite41.8.1.1Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
β“˜Zircon51.5.2.1Zr(SiO4)
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
β“˜Topaz52.3.1.1Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination
β“˜Titanite52.4.3.1CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜'Monazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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