Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Maria Elena Mine, La Paz, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 215353
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215353.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maria Elena Mine, La Paz, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°53'16"S
Longitude: 68°41'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.887777777778,-68.685

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Brochantite	Gypsum	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cu H O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu H O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Brochantite Gypsum Malachite None Not in a structural group

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Brochantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cuprite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Malachite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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