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Hansblockite from
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hansblockite
Formula:(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Klockmannite15 photos of Hansblockite associated with Klockmannite at this locality.
Quijarroite14 photos of Hansblockite associated with Quijarroite at this locality.
Clausthalite14 photos of Hansblockite associated with Clausthalite at this locality.
Krut'aite10 photos of Hansblockite associated with Krut'aite at this locality.
Umangite9 photos of Hansblockite associated with Umangite at this locality.
Penroseite9 photos of Hansblockite associated with Penroseite at this locality.
Eldragónite5 photos of Hansblockite associated with Eldragónite at this locality.
Petrovicite4 photos of Hansblockite associated with Petrovicite at this locality.
Covellite2 photos of Hansblockite associated with Covellite at this locality.
Cerromojonite2 photos of Hansblockite associated with Cerromojonite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hansblockite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:965314
Long-form Identifier:1:3:965314:6
GUID (UUID V4):ab2c3e9c-7c68-4bbe-9ea8-168e186f6f5e
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of the El Dragón Selenium Mineralization, Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia Günter Grundmann...April 2017 Abstract: A re-examination of the El Dragón vein-type Se deposit using polarized light microscopy...by volcanic-hydrothermal activities around the Porco caldera, formation of the mineralization involved...endmember penroseite; vaesite; genetic sequence; El Dragón; Bolivia 1. Introduction Research on selenium minerals...for the two selenium occurrences in the Andes of Bolivia: Virgen de Surumi (also known as “Pacajake”) [12
Report (issue)
μm intimately (subparallel) intergrown with hansblockite or as sub- to anhedral grains to 200 μm. Twinning:...Powder Pattern: El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. 3.125 (100),...09 100.00 (1) El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Department of Potosí, Bolivia; average of 24...Distribution: From the El Dragón mine, Antonio Quijarro Province, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. Name: For the...the province, Antonio Quijarro, where the first specimens were collected. Type Material: Natural History
Report (issue)
Type I: as grains to 30 μm in interstices of hansblockite/quijarroite intergrowths, forming an angular...= 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: El Dragón mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. 2.783 (100), 2.727 (55), 2...92 29.15 33.06 100.00 (1) El Dragón mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia; average of 24 electron microprobe...hematite-bearing siltstones. Association: Type I: hansblockite, quijarroite, penroseite, klockmannite, watkinsonite...From the El Dragón mine, ~30 km southwest of Cerro Rico de Potosí, Province of Antonio Quijarro, Department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3, from El Dragón (Bolivia): A New Member of the Bournonite Group Hans-Jürgen...represents a new selenide from the El Dragón mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. It either occurs as minute...grains (up to 30 µm in size) in interstices of hansblockite/quijarroite intergrowths, forming an angular...Mojon, the highest mountain peak closest to the El Dragón mine. Keywords: cerromojonite; selenium; copper;...mercury; bismuth; součekite; bournonite group; El Dragón; Bolivia 1. Introduction The Bolivian Andes host
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magazine, June 2017, Vol. 81(3), pp. 629–640 Hansblockite, (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2, the monoclinic polymorph...new mineral from the Se mineralization at El Dragón (Bolivia) HANS-JÜRGEN FÖRSTER1,*, LUCA BINDI2, CHRIS...ACT Hansblockite, ideally (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2, is a new selenide from the El Dragόn mine, Bolivia. It typically...anhedral grains up to 150 µm long and 50 µm wide. Hansblockite is non-fluorescent, black and opaque with a...hardness 2−2½). In plane-polarized incident light, hansblockite is cream to light grey in colour, weakly bireflectant
Report (issue)
Hansblockite (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. As subhedral to anhedral...Z = 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: El Dragόn mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. 2.986 (100), 3.97 (90), 2.620...100.39 (1) El Dragόn mine, Province of Antonio Quijarro, Department of Potosí, Bolivia; average of 5...Distribution: From the El Dragόn mine, Province of Antonio Quijarro, Department of Potosí, Bolivia. Name: Honors...Bindi, C.J. Stanley, and G. Grundmann (2017) Hansblockite, (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2, the monoclinic polymorph
Report (issue)
58 100.00 (1) El Dragón mine, 30 km southwest of Potosí, Quijarro province, Bolivia; average electron...Cu-Ni-Co-Pb-bearing fluids altering quijarroite-hansblockite-watkinsonite-clausthalite-penroseite aggregates...Distribution: At the El Dragón mine, 30 km southwest of Potosí, Quijarro province, Bolivia. Name: The prefix...new member of the spinel supergroup from El Dragón, Bolivia. Can. Mineral., 57, 637-646. Mineralogical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NEW MEMBER OF THE SPINEL SUPERGROUP FROM EL DRAGÓN, BOLIVIA HANS-JÜRGEN FÖRSTER§ Helmholtz Centre Potsdam...selenide species from the El Dragón mine, Department of Potosı́, Bolivia. It most frequently occurs...formed in response to alteration of quijarroite þ hansblockite þ watkinsonite þ clausthalite þ penroseite aggregates...supergroup, El Dragón, Bolivia. INTRODUCTION The ore mineralization at El Dragón, Province of Antonio Quijarro...Quijarro, in the Andes of Bolivia is the most spectacular occurrence of Se-bearing minerals known § today
Report (issue)
Powder Pattern: El Dragόn selenide occurrence, Cordillera Oriental, southwestern Bolivia. 3.2746 (100)...69 100.00 (1) El Dragόn selenide occurrence, Cordillera Oriental, southwestern Bolivia; average of 19...CuBiSe2. Polymorphism & Series: Polymorphous with hansblockite. Occurrence: A primary mineral, deposited from...the El Dragόn selenide occurrence, Cordillera Oriental, Department of Potosí, southwestern Bolivia. Name:...Grundmann (b. 1947), for his pioneering work on the El Dragón mine. Type Material: Natural History Museum, London
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2015-103 Hansblockite (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2 El Dragón mine, Quijarro province, Potosí, Bolivia (19°49’23... L., Stanley, C.J. and Grundmann, G. (2016) Hansblockite, IMA 2015-103. CNMNC Newsletter No. 30, April...ZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O Xietieshan lead-zinc deposit, Qinghai Province, China CNMNC Newsletter HÅLENIUS ET AL. Zhuming...Marcobaldiite Pb12(Sb3As2Bi)Σ6S21 Stanzone tunnel, Pollone mine, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy (43°57’N...2015-114 Kegginite Pb3Ca3[AsV12O40(VO)]·20H2O Packrat mine, near Gateway, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA (38°38’51
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the south part of the Koashva open pit (Vostochnyi mine), Mt. Koashva, Khibiny alkaline complex in Kola...andorite homeotypic series from the Monte Arsiccio mine, Apuan Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30...Arsiccio mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy (43°58′16″N, 10°17′05″E). The Monte Arsiccio mine exploited...knowledge of magmatic activity in the Tuscan Magmatic Province and the related ore deposits, in particular, the...arsenic analogue of medaite, from the Molinello mine, Liguria, Italy: occurrence and crystal structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the U–Hg–Mo polymetallic deposit in Guizhou province, China (the exact locality was not given in the...hand-sized samples with příbramite were found in mine dump material of shaft #16 (49.670 33.02800 N, 14...to příbramite (Chen et al., 1995) from Guizhou province (China) shows higher Hg content (0.008–0.077 apfu)...6–10 Type II. * Příbramite from China, Gizhou province, mean of 12 analyses. 203 204 205 206 207 208...221/100 3.126/78 3.071/71 3.046/95 2.334/53 oo f El Dragón, BOL Förster et al. (2016a) Synt. Razmara et
Book
Stanley Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , from El Dragón (Bolivia): A New Member of the Bournonite Group Reprinted...of the bournonite group from the El Dragón mine in Potosí, Bolivia [16]. Some new supergene minerals...Stanley, C.J. Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , from El Dragón (Bolivia): A new member of the bournonite group. Minerals...ordering in both A and B sites, from the Cleveland mine, Tasmania, Australia. Am. Mineral. 2010, 95, 736–740...their anthropogenic counterparts in burning copper mine dumps and ore smelters. 30 Minerals 2018, 8,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stanley (2018) Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3, from El Dragón (Bolivia): A new member of the bournonite group. Minerals...Se)3. It was discovered at the El Dragón mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia, and named for Cerro Mojon,...to cerromojonite were previously described at El Dragón (phase “C” of Förster et al. 2016) and, as tiny...However, no structural data were provided. At El Dragón cerromojonite found in two different mineral assemblages...up to 30 µm in the interstices of quijarroite/hansblockite intergrowths (forming an angular network-like
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magmas of the Western and Central European Volcanic Province (CEVP – Dèzes et al. 2004). Totally prevalent...volcanic rocks of the Central European Volcanic Province (Lustrino and Wilson 2007). The investigated high-Mg...Stanley CJ, Grundmann G, Krivovichev S (2017) Hansblockite, (Cu, Hg)(Bi, Pb)Se2, the monoclinic polymorph...new mineral from the se mineralization at El Dragón (Bolivia). Mineral Mag 81:629–640 Foster MD (1960)...volcanic rocks from the central European Volcanic Province (Rhön, Germany) inferred from Hf, Os and Pb isotopes
 
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