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Locality Name:
Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 215984
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215984.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Boston Mine
Capilla Pampa
Cristalmayu Valley

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBoraciteCalciteClayCorundumDanburiteGypsumMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSpinelTalcTourmaline

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Boracite  (*)Danburite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Povondraite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2225824,258253419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)225821,258241588
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl225817,2582357
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8725816,25817,25818,25823,25824,25826,25827148
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2925816,25817,25820,25824,25826,25827,25828,25830,258319895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)125824648
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O225825,258276890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312582414640
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21125816,25817,25818,25820,25824,25825,25826,25827,25828,25830,2583193
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)225825,258291487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412582414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212582412537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212582417380
Povondraite  (*)TourmalineNaFe3+3(Fe3+4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O1258217
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2325823,25824,2582639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2325816,25825,2582861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)225824,258252705
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2325816,25817,258243337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21258242562


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-71Cristalmayu Valley, Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu Subdistrict, Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-71

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