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Locality Name:
Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 14513
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14513.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Challapacheta Mine (Las Unidas Mine)
Huanuni
La Reina Mine (La Reyna Mine)
San Florencio Mine
Santa Fé Mining District

Latitude: 18°10'9"S
Longitude: 66°51'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.169166666667,-66.850833333333
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mn 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: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthierite
BournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCylindriteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHydrotalcite
KaoliniteLöllingiteLillianiteLinariteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMonaziteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePavonitePerhamitePhosphophyllitePolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStannoiditeStibniteSulphurSymplesite
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmalineTurquoiseVivianiteWavelliteWoodwarditeWurtziteZinkenite

124 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aheylite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)Berndtite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Cervelleite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cronstedtite  (*)Cylindrite  (*)Dickite  (*)Epidote  (*)Faustite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Franckeite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Herzenbergite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Laitakarite  (*)
Lillianite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Melonite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montetrisaite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)
Nikischerite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Ourayite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pavonite  (*)Perhamite  (*)Petrukite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)Rutile  (*)Sakuraiite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Teallite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Treasurite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Viaeneite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S526202,26203,26212,26213,262152793
Aheylite  (*)TurquoiseFe2+Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1262022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1262128803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6426202,26211,26212,26213966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51262131310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)226212,262151588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS926202,26203,26206,26208,26212,26213,26214,26215,262169052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12621111547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O12620285
Berndtite  (*)MeloniteSnS2326212,26213,2621511
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)412620259
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4126214343
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3226213,26215214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi226202,262151966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3426202,26208,26213,262151935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11526204,26206,26212,26213,26215843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3226202,262141089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)326206,26213,2621527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21726197,26198,26199,26200,26201,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,26207,26208,26209,26212,26213,26215,262165171
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4126214352
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS12620042
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O126202925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S326212,26213,262155707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2926200,26202,26203,26208,26212,26213,26214,26215,2621627198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O12620277
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8226200,26202577
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS126202966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5126213344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS326212,26213,262154165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6426202,26212,26213,26215310
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)412620254
Cylindrite  (*)CylindriteFePb3Sn4Sb2S14426204,26206,26213,2621517
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4326202,26212,26213651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)326212,26213,262158173
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O12620224
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)226202,26214551
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O126202107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F326203,26204,262132740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21262029617
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9526202,26204,26206,26212,2621552
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12426200,26203,26213,26215663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3126206105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1126197,26200,26202,26203,26205,26206,26212,26213,26214,26215,2621624243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3126202504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)226202,262137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12621430554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS126206717
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6226213,26215113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O326212,26213,262156890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3326212,26213,2621514640
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS12620235
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O226202,26213144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)226202,26207469
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)12620516
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61262021066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14626202,26204,26206,26213,26214,26215784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6626197,26201,26202,26212,26213,262152228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4526202,26207,26212,26213,262155591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4326212,26213,2621582
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)312621230
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6226213,26215128
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2126202987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2126215762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O12620266
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2626197,26202,26211,26212,26213,262155674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2526200,26203,26212,26213,26215252
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
Montetrisaite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·2H2O1262054
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1262121508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2626202,26203,26212,26213,26214,2621517380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4126198112
Nikischerite  (*)Woodwardite HydrotalciteFe2+6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O1262021
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O326201,26202,262072994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)326212,26213,262152349
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13226213,2621524
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S2812620289
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS126202767
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S512620672
Perhamite  (*)PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1·8H2O12620219
Petrukite  (*)Enargite Wurtzite(Cu,Ag)2(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S4326212,26213,2621512
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O12621329
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17226202,26206100
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6426203,26212,26213,26215170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6226212,26215477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]126216716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3126211733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3426203,26205,26215,262161425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21526197,26200,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,26207,26208,26209,26212,26213,26214,26215,2621639462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1262031725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8626197,26202,26208,26212,26213,262159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21526200,26201,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,26207,26208,26209,26211,26212,26213,26214,2621561156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O12620545
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O226212,2621553
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2626200,26202,26203,26212,26213,262155614
Sakuraiite  (*)Stannite Sphalerite(Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4326212,26213,2621510
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1262022705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1262011153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21226202,26206165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)826197,26200,26202,26204,26206,26213,26214,262156417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51262131516
Silver  (*)CopperAg326211,26215,262165186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1626197,26200,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,26207,26208,26209,26211,26212,26213,26214,26215,2621621482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4626202,26206,26208,26212,26213,26215668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12326212,26213,2621580
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4126211586
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)126206446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3526207,26212,26213,26214,262153418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1262152045
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2526202,26206,26212,26213,2621533
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13226213,262151803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13426205,26213,26214,262155317
Treasurite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb6Bi15S3012620012
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3226202,26206369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O126202301
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)2·8H2O226202,26213636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O126202374
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS226204,26206372
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42226213,26215228


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070070Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070070

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