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Locality Name:
Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 134867
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134867.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Cuyuma Mine
Japo Mine (Negro Pabellón Mine)
Morococala Mine
San Luis Mine (Eterovich Mine)
Santa Fé Mine
Vilacollo Mine

Latitude: 18°7'43"S
Longitude: 66°49'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.128611111111,-66.824722222222

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H In K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBournonite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCylindriteDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLillianiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMelonite
MicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphophyllitePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStannoiditeStibniteSulphurSymplesiteTetradymiteTetrahedrite
VivianiteWurtziteZinkenite

83 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berndtite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cylindrite  (*)Dickite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Franckeite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)
Laitakarite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Melonite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Ourayite  (*)Petrukite  (*)
Phosphophyllite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sakuraiite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Teallite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Viaeneite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S326212,26213,262152793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1262128803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6326211,26212,26213966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51262131310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)226212,262151588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS526212,26213,26214,26215,262169052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12621111547
Berndtite  (*)MeloniteSnS2326212,26213,2621511
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4126214343
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3226213,26215214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1262151966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3226213,262151935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11326212,26213,26215843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31262141089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)226213,2621527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2426212,26213,26215,262165171
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4126214352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S326212,26213,262155707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2526212,26213,26214,26215,2621627198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5126213344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS326212,26213,262154165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6326212,26213,26215310
Cylindrite  (*)CylindriteFePb3Sn4Sb2S14226213,2621517
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4226212,26213651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)326212,26213,262158173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)126214551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1262132740
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9226212,2621552
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12226213,26215663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS526212,26213,26214,26215,2621624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1262137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12621430554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6226213,26215113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O326212,26213,262156890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3326212,26213,2621514640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O126213144
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14326213,26214,26215784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6326212,26213,262152228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4326212,26213,262155591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4326212,26213,2621582
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)312621230
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6226213,26215128
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2126215762
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2426211,26212,26213,262155674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2326212,26213,26215252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O226213,26215915
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2326212,26213,26215207
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O12621326
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2126215300
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)126212945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1262121508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2426212,26213,26214,2621517380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)326212,26213,262152349
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13226213,2621524
Petrukite  (*)Enargite Wurtzite(Cu,Ag)2(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S4326212,26213,2621512
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O12621329
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6326212,26213,26215170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6226212,26215477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]126216716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3126211733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3226215,262161425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2526212,26213,26214,26215,2621639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8326212,26213,262159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2526211,26212,26213,26214,2621561156
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O226212,2621553
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2326212,26213,262155614
Sakuraiite  (*)Stannite Sphalerite(Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4326212,26213,2621510
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)326213,26214,262156417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51262131516
Silver  (*)CopperAg326211,26215,262165186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS626211,26212,26213,26214,26215,2621621482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4326212,26213,26215668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12326212,26213,2621580
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4126211586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3426212,26213,26214,262153418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1262152045
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2326212,26213,2621533
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13226213,262151803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13326213,26214,262155317
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O126212652
Viaeneite  (*)Not in a structural group(Fe,Pb)4S8O1262152
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O126213636
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42226213,26215228



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