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Locality Name:
Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 334
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-334.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°17'3"S
Longitude: 66°49'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.284166666667,-66.833055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayCobaltiteColumbiteCylindriteDiasporeFluoriteHydrotalciteKaoliniteLinarite
MarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePerhamitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTourmalineTurquoiseVivianiteWavellite
Woodwardite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aheylite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beidellite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Dickite  (*)Faustite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Franckeite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nikischerite  (*)Opal  (*)Owyheeite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Perhamite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Teallite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Aheylite  (*)TurquoiseFe2+Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O02
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O085
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4059
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O077
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS0966
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60310
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4054
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O024
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O0107
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS035
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O0144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S140784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O066
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nikischerite  (*)Woodwardite HydrotalciteFe2+6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O01
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28089
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Perhamite  (*)PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1·8H2O019
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S170100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S210165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2033
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O30369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374


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