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Locality Name:
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 340
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-340.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 17°57'39"S
Longitude: 67°7'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.960833333333,-67.125
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H In K Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayCopperCylindriteFeldsparGeocroniteGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteLillianiteMarcasite
MelanteriteNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtziteZinkenite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cylindrite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Ferrokësterite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Franckeite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Hocartite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jordanite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Onoratoite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Andorite IV  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Rhodostannite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Semseyite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3079
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S110843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS20162
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Cylindrite  (*)CylindriteFePb3Sn4Sb2S14017
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S80126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Ferrokësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4013
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48054
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S230133
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6082
Hocartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2FeSnS4031
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S140784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S230105
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4082
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3087
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS20300
Onoratoite  (*)NoneSb8O11Cl204
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28089
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S170100
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Andorite IV  (*)LillianiteAgPbSb3S607
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24034
Rhodostannite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Fe2+0.5Sn4+1.5)S4010
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O053
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S210165
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS40586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O30369
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS0372
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S420228
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl086


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060673San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R060673
R110173San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R110173
R050432San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R050432
R060755San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R060755

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