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Boleite from
Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Boleite
Formula:KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudoboleite43 photos of Boleite associated with Pseudoboleite at this locality.
Gypsum37 photos of Boleite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Cumengeite31 photos of Boleite associated with Cumengeite at this locality.
Paratacamite27 photos of Boleite associated with Paratacamite at this locality.
Anglesite18 photos of Boleite associated with Anglesite at this locality.
Atacamite17 photos of Boleite associated with Atacamite at this locality.
Clinoatacamite10 photos of Boleite associated with Clinoatacamite at this locality.
Malachite2 photos of Boleite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Boleite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Brochantite2 photos of Boleite associated with Brochantite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (235 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22258:7
GUID (UUID V4):58aad9a5-401b-49f8-aeff-baff3310b2f5
Localities for Boleite in this Region
Cumenge shaft, Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Nearest other occurrences of Boleite
0.6km (0.3 miles) Curuglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
0.6km (0.4 miles) Cumenge shaft, Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Dona Leicht KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle...by W. E. Wilson & T. P. Moore The discovery of boleite, cumengeite and pseudoboleite.................... Moore COVER: BORNITE, 3.5 cm, from Mine 21, Dzhezkazgan mine group, Kazakhstan. Joan Massague collection;...and Kim Niederman (2021) Scott Werschky (2021) Noel De Dora (2021) Sean P. Sweeney (2021) John C. Medici...(AsO4)5(PO4)3·14H2O), 2-mm view, from the White Elephant mine, Black Hills, South Dakota. Tom Loomis (Dakota Matrix)
Journal (issue)
special Issue I Boleo ♦ Famous mineral localities: Boleo, Baja California, Mexico by P. Bariand, J....I. Chancelier-Dumielle & V. Tournis B o le o ♦ Boleo, A Classic Locality Reworked by E. Swoboda The...£ ince the time of the Spanish Conquistadors, Mexico has been famous as a land of mineral wealth. Silver...archive of obscure literature on deposits throughout Mexico; Peter has also agreed to assist as guest co-editor...write up, or if you have a story to tell about Mexico and its minerals, please be sure to contact the
Book
anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...Berkshire RG11 2PY, England Van Nostrand Reinhold 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Boletin nuimeros 40 and 41 (Instituto Geoldgico de México, 1922, 1923), has an author been able
Report (issue)
and Mineral Deposits of the Boleo Copper District Baja California, Mexico By IVAN F. WILSON In collaboration...cooperation with the Instituto Nacional para la Investigation de Recur so s Miner ales under the auspices...-----------------------Economic importance. ___--_--__--_---._ Boleo formation (early Pliocene) __--___------_ General...38 39 Geology Continued Stratigraphy Continued Santa Rosalia formation (Pleistocene)_________ Tres Virgenes...___________________________________ Minerals identified in the Boleo copper deposits. Ore minerals in the sulfide zone________------_
Report (issue)
oriented overgrowths on cube faces of crystals of boleite and pseudoboleite, in groupings which mimic twins...c = 24.4940(4) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Boleo, Mexico. 2.392 (vs), 2.673 (s), 2.019 (s), 4.90 (ms)...(1) 58.68 20.27 19.03 5.90 4.29 99.59 (1) Boleo, Mexico, recalculated analysis; corresponds to Cu20...Association: Boleite, pseudoboleite, atacamite, anglesite, cerussite, phosgenite, gypsum (Mexico); tenorite...In Mexico, exceptional crystals and groups from the Amelia mine, Boleo, near Santa Rosalía, Baja California
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...Berkshire RG 11 2PY, England Yan Nostrand Reinhold 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i
Journal (issue)
Erkenningsnummer P708324 geonieuws maandblad van de mineralogische kring antwerpen v.z.w. 36(3), maart...nummer :  MINDAT 10  Boleiet  Cronstedt : wit van de mineralen... Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen vzw...zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de uitgever. Betalingen België : bankrekening 789-5809102-81...Vrijdag 4 maart 2011 Maandelijkse vergadering in zaal "De drie rozen", Kerkstraat 45, 's Gravenwezel, om 20...MKA-leden, ondernam hij vorig jaar een reis naar Namibië. De excursie werd een exotische cocktail van natuur,
Report (issue)
Boleite KPb26 Ag9 Cu24 Cl62 (OH)48 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic... a = 15.288(2) Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Boleo, Mexico; may be totally obscured by the pattern of intergrown...21 (2) 16.86 3.95 Total 99.96 100.00 (1) Boleo, Mexico; corresponds to Pb25.88 Ag9.16 Cu23.54 Cl61... anglesite, cerussite, phosgenite, gypsum (Boleo, Mexico); pseudoboleite, anglesite, cerussite, atacamite...Anthony mine, Arizona, USA). Distribution: In Mexico, exceptional crystals from the Amelia mine, Boleo, near
Report (issue)
mm; commonly intergrown with and overgrown on boleite with mutually k {001}. Physical Properties: Cleavage:...may totally obscure the pattern of intergrown boleite. (ICDD 22-470). 4.43 (100), 3.83 (100), 2.707 (95)...(1) Boleo, Mexico. (2) Analysis (1) corrected to 100.0% after deduction of AgCl 1.6% as boleite and insoluble...Association: Mexico). Boleite, cumengeite, atacamite, anglesite, cerussite, phosgenite, gypsum (Boleo, Distribution:...Distribution: In Mexico, in the Amelia mine, Boleo, near Santa Rosalı́a, Baja California, and from an undefined
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
7 cm across, Khanong open pit, Sepon mine, Vilabouly district, Laos. Irv Brown specimen. TUCSON (Dis)...(right). Boleite with pseudoboleite, 1.1 cm high, Amelia mine, Santa Rosalia, Boleo district, Baja California...California, Mexico. Irv Brown specimen. Jeffrey A. Scovil, a well-known professional mineral photographer...(above). Aurichalcite, field of view 7.6 cm, 79 mine, Dripping Springs, Pinal County, Arizona. John Cesar...specimen. Figure 10. Baryte, 12.3 cm high, Ouichane mine, Nador, Segangane, Morocco. Spirifer specimen.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cumengeite “pyramids” epitactic on boleite from Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. The specimen is an extraordinary...extraordinary 3.5 cm in size. Mineraux de l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, specimen, Nelly Bariand...Figure 2 (left). Idealized drawing of cumengeite on boleite that appears on the cover of volume 3 of Handbook...epitactic on boleite from the Amelia mine, Boleo, near Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico (fig. 1)....selectively oriented upon all six cube faces of a boleite crystal. The piece that I was shown was in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 38, pp. 801-808 (2000) BOLEITE: RESOLUTION OF THE FORMULA, K Pb26 Ag9 Cu24 Cl62...2N2, Canada ABSTRACT The crystal structure of boleite, K Pb26 Ag9 Cu24 Cl62 (OH)48, a 15.288(2) Å, V...Keywords: boleite, crystal structure, new formula, hydrogen bonding. SOMMAIRE Nous avons affiné la structure...structure cristalline de la boléite, K Pb26 Ag9 Cu24 Cl62 (OH)48, a 15.288(2) Å, V 3574(1) Å3, Pm 3̄m, Z =...= 1, jusqu’à un résidu R de 2.2% en utilisant 884 réflexions observées (5␴) prélevées avec rayonnement
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization Associated with the Boléo Cu-Co-Zn District, Mexico ANDREW G. CONLY,†,1 STEVEN D. SCOTT,2,3 AND...3B1, Canada 3 Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 29285 Brest, France...stratiform ore beds or mantos, the Boléo district of central Baja, Mexico, also contains significant concentrations...Introduction THE BOLÉO Cu-Co-Zn district, situated midway along the eastern side of the Baja Peninsula (Fig. 1),...percent Mn. In the northwestern region of the district, Mn grades and tonnages (0.3 Mt averaging 40%
Catalog/List
crystal section. ¼"$2. 50. ANDORITE San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia. Select rich gray metallic mass...lxl :111 $4. 50. ANTIMONY Arechuybo, Chihuahua, Mexico Bright sil very metallic intergrown clea vages... $2. 50 and $3. 50. ARGENTITE Ra.yas mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Choice dull gray modified cubic crystal...¾x%"to ¾x½11 $3. 50 and $5. 00. ARSENOLITE White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nye Co., Nevada. Select lustrous snow-white... 50 and $7. 50. t: ARSENOPYRITE Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Superb lustrous silvery metallic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
101-4 Chemical studies on the stabilities of boleite and pseudoboleite FAWZY A. ABDUL-SAMAD, D. ALUN...field diagram shown in fig. 1. The boundaries for boleite and pseudoboleite are shown separately. If fields...fields FREE energies of formation of boleite, Pb26Cu24 AggC162(OH)47 "n 2 0 , and pseudoboleite, PbsCu4...respectively. The boundaries for pseudoboleite and boleite are plotted separately as dashed lines. The hatched...indicates the range of conditions under which boleite may form metastably with respect to pseudoboleite
Journal (issue)
e u m of C openhagen, D en­ m a rk. P h o to : O la f M e d e n b a c h . T h e c ry s ta l is a b o...Liability and inconveniences precipitate most closings. Mine owners, however, are not all un­ aware o f their...collector company. As discussed re­ garding the 79 mine* in last issue’s “W hat’s New in Minerals?” , the...actually works side by side with miners in a working mine, again often on a concession basis. Phelps Dodge...Although there are exceptions (Pala Properties’ Boleo venture for example) m ost retail mineral dealers
Catalog/List
and masses. 3x4½x2½" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...in URANINITE Virgi.n mb~€, Pl2.~cro de G~dalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico. Superb micro veins and plate~ imb2c...metallic mass with minor basalt matrix. The polished sur face exhibits rich metallic inclusions. l½x211 $125... 00. 19. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico. Select flattened elongated mass with heavy...20. CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. Choice flattened irregular complete mass with
Catalog/List
and masses. 3x4½x2½" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...in URANINITE Virgi.n mb~€, Pl2.~cro de G~dalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico. Superb micro veins and plate~ imb2c...metallic mass with minor basalt matrix. The polished sur face exhibits rich metallic inclusions. l½x211 $125... 00. 19. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico. Select flattened elongated mass with heavy...20. CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. Choice flattened irregular complete mass with
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff...sent it to my Representative, Mark Finchem (R-District 11, Oro Valley), asking him to be the primary...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn... Mark Candee Gold, 2.3 cm, from the Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Ken Donn photo. Wulfenite...(hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected in 1958;
Report (issue)
from a recent chalcocite find in the Las Cruces mine, Gerena near Seville, Andalusía, Spain—and I wrote...=========================== an open-pit copper mine still under active development: it’s for sure that...there. Chalcocite, 3.1 cm, from the Las Cruces mine, Comaria Sierra Norte, Seville, Andalućia, Spain...small-cabinet-size clusters of fluorite crystals from the La Viesca mine, La Collada area, Asturias, northern Spain, all...shades of blue through bluish purple. You can find “La Collada” fluorite on numerous websites these days
Catalog/List
REFERENCEMINERALSLIST ADAMITE Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Select golden-yellow to blue-green 1 to 3 mm terminated...lxl-3/4" to 1-1/2x2-3/4" $ 10.00 BOLEITE Amelia mine, Boleo, Baja California, Choice bright blue single cubic...cubic crystals. covering Mexico 1 to 2 mm 20 Specimens $ 10.00 BORACITE Sonderhausen, Thuringia, Germany...to lxl-1/2" 5 Specimens $ 10.00 CROCOITE Red Lead mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia Bright orange-red crystalline...faces. 1 to 2 mm 10 Specimens $ 25.00 EVANSITE Santa Creu de Aorde, Barcelona, Spain Pure pale sky-blue crystalline
Catalog/List
60x40x20mm max. Wt. 142g. £45. 4) APATITE. Durango, Mexico. A single gemmy lustrous yellow transparent terminated...label. 60x30x30mm. £28. 6) ARSENOPYRITE. Drakewalls Mine, Calstock, Cornwall. Killas matrix with a 30mm chlorite/quartz...there. 80x50x40mm max. £45. 7) AZURITE. Girralambone Mine, Cambelego Co, New South Wales, Australia. Hundreds...35x35x30mm. £48. (b) 40x20x20mm. £30. 8) BAVENITE. La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain. A greyish mass of "cotton...to 2mm. 40x30x20mm. £16. 9) BOLEITE. Amelia Mine, Baja, California, Mexico. A typical stabilised matrix
Book
museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...Latin name was Georgius Agricola, began work on his De re metallica and other books that a serious attempt...group minerals could be seen to be in progress. His De natura fossilium has been regarded as the first mineralogical...(1750-1817), a German geologist. Gypsum (Chihuahua, Mexico) ._23- As mineralogists studied more and more...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone
Journal (issue)
Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California. Lower...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special
Journal (issue)
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