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Las Cuevas Mine, Zaragoza Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexicoi
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Las Cuevas MineMine
Zaragoza MunicipalityMunicipality
San Luis PotosíState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 56' 0'' North , 100° 34' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.93333,-100.58333
GeoHash:
G#: 9gbkz0v6y
GRN:
N15W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Salitrera307 (2018)0.9km
Estanco del Carmen133 (2014)6.0km
Peregrina de Arriba180 (2018)8.5km
Kilómetro 58200 (2014)9.8km
Palmarito137 (2018)10.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
123682
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123682:1
GUID (UUID V4):
26735a91-5ba5-4134-a38b-3a152bc6fc41
Name(s) in local language(s):
Las Cuevas


Largest fluorite mine in Mexico. 7% of the world's fluorite production. Apparently the largest single fluorite deposit in the world (González-Partida et al., 2019).

Located 40 km east of the city of San Luis Potosi.




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15 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte ?
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
✪ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Levresse G., Gonzalez-Partida E., Tritlla J., Camprubi A., Cienfuegos-Alvarado E., Morales-Puente P., 2003. Fluid characteristics of the World-clas, carbonate-hosted Las Cuevas fluorite deposit (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79, 537-543.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite ?
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Montmorillonite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte ?7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite ?7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite ?9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Ruiz, Joaquin, Kesler, Stephen E., Jones, Lois M., and Sutter, John F. (1980): Geology and Geochemistry of the Las Cuevas Fluorite Deposit, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Economic Geology, 75: 1200-1209.
G. Levresse, E. Gonzalez-Partida, J. Tritlla, A. Camprubı, E. Cienfuegos-Alvarado, P. Morales-Puente (2003) Fluid characteristics of the world-class, carbonate-hosted Las Cuevas fluorite deposit (San Luis Potosı, Mexico). Journal of Geochemical Exploration 78-79: 537-543.
González-Partida, E.; Camprubí, A.; Carrillo-Chávez, A.; Díaz-Carreño, E.H.; González-Ruiz, L.E.; Farfán-Panamá, J.L.; Cienfuegos-Alvarado, E.; Morales-Puente, P.; Vázquez-Ramírez, J.T. (2019): Giant Fluorite Mineralization in Central Mexico by Means of Exceptionally Low Salinity Fluids: An Unusual Style among MVT Deposits. Minerals, 9, 35.
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