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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerromojonite
Formula:CuPbBiSe3
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
Cu7.91 %
Ag2.35 %
Hg7.42 %
Pb16.39 %
Fe0.04 %
Ni0.02 %
Bi32.61 %
Se33.37 %
Total:100.11 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Cu0.89Hg0.11)Σ = 1.00(Pb0.56Ag0.16Hg0.15Bi0.11Fe0.01)Σ = 0.99Bi1.00Se3.01
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Klockmannite13 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Klockmannite at this locality.
Krut'aite9 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Krut'aite at this locality.
Eldragónite5 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Eldragónite at this locality.
Nickeltyrrellite5 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Nickeltyrrellite at this locality.
Covellite3 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Covellite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite3 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Clausthalite3 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Clausthalite at this locality.
Penroseite3 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Penroseite at this locality.
Watkinsonite3 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Watkinsonite at this locality.
Quijarroite2 photos of Cerromojonite associated with Quijarroite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerromojonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1242899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1242899:9
GUID (UUID V4):66384232-1406-4d1c-8930-d0d3ae1468e2
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3, from El Dragón (Bolivia): A New Member of the Bournonite...Abstract: Cerromojonite, ideally CuPbBiSe3 , represents a new selenide from the El Dragón mine, Department...Department of Potosí, Bolivia. It either occurs as minute grains (up to 30 µm in size) in interstices of h...parting. In plane-polarized incident light, cerromojonite is grey to cream-white, and weakly pleochroic...internal reflections. Between crossed polarizers, cerromojonite is weakly anisotropic, with rotation tints in
Report (issue)
Cerromojonite CuPbBiSe3 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: mm2. Type I: as grains to 30 μm in...= 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...From the El Dragón mine, ~30 km southwest of Cerro Rico de Potosí, Province of Antonio Quijarro, Department...Department of Potosí, Bolivia. Name: For Cerro Mojon, the highest mountain peak near where the first specimens
Report (issue)
58 100.00 (1) El Dragón mine, 30 km southwest of Potosí, Quijarro province, Bolivia; average electron...Association: Cerromojonite, klockmannite, clausthalite, penroseite. Distribution: At the El Dragón mine, 30 km...km southwest of Potosí, Quijarro province, Bolivia. Name: The prefix identifies the Ni-analogue of tyrrellite...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...grains (up to 20 lm in size) in association with cerromojonite, klockmannite, clausthalite, and penroseite...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
No. 2018-010 Eddavidite Pb2Cu12O15Br2 Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona,...NaCa[AsO3OH][AsO2(OH)2] Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (20°58’13”S...Ca2Mg(AsO3OH)3(H2O)2 Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (20°58’13”S...2018-024 Pandoraite-Ba BaV4+5V5+2O16·3H2O Pandora mine, La Sal district (Paradox Valley district), San...NaCaMg2[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2 Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (20°58’13”S
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[15]; and cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , a new selenide of the bournonite group from the El Dragón mine in Potosí...Potosí, Bolivia [16]. Some new supergene minerals were reported from Italy. Demartin and co-authors present...Grundmann, G.; Stanley, C.J. Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , from El Dragón (Bolivia): A new member of the bournonite
Book
Grundmann and Chris J. Stanley Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , from El Dragón (Bolivia): A New Member of the Bournonite...[15]; and cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , a new selenide of the bournonite group from the El Dragón mine in Potosí...Potosí, Bolivia [16]. Some new supergene minerals were reported from Italy. Demartin and co-authors present...Grundmann, G.; Stanley, C.J. Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3 , from El Dragón (Bolivia): A new member of the bournonite...ordering in both A and B sites, from the Cleveland mine, Tasmania, Australia. Am. Mineral. 2010, 95, 736–740
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ariegilatite, aurihydrargyrumite, carmeltazite, cerromojonite, dargaite, ewingite, fiemmeite horákite, nöggerathite-(Ce)...B. Cerromojonite* H.-J. Förster, L. Bindi, G. Grundmann, and C.J. Stanley (2018) Cerromojonite, CuPbBiSe3...from El Dragón (Bolivia): A new member of the bournonite group. Minerals, 8(10), 420. Cerromojonite (IMA...Se)3. It was discovered at the El Dragón mine, Department of Potosí, Bolivia, and named for Cerro Mojon,...siltstones. Phases similar to cerromojonite were previously described at El Dragón (phase “C” of Förster et
 
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