Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 55790
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-55790.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Ascotan Mine
Cerro Cañapa
Huancané
Inés Mine
Laguna Cañapa
Negra Mine (Mina Negra; La Negra)
Ollagüe
Ollague Volcano
Puntillas Mine
Salar De Uyuni
San Cristobal De Lípez District
San Juan

Latitude: 21°22'40"S
Longitude: 67°42'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.377777777778,-67.705555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Barringerite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Sulphur

Aragonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Barringerite ()*
Baryte ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magadiite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natron ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silhydrite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Sylvite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Thermonatrite ()*	Troilite ()*
Trona ()*	Ulexite ()*

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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Barringerite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Fluorite Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Malachite
Mica None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Sulphur

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	26490	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	26478	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	26496	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	26476,26490	5509
Barringerite ()*	Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P	1	26480	22
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	26491,26492,26496	11547
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	26482	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	1	26496	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	26472,26474,26490,26496	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	26489,26490	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	26476,26490	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	26496	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2	26489,26496	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	4	26470,26476,26482,26484	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	26475,26490	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	26490	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	26490	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	26496	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	26496	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	26487,26488,26489,26491,26493,26495,26496	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5	26470,26476,26478,26483,26490	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	2	26483,26499	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	26472,26473,26474,26492,26496	14640
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	26480	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	26481,26493,26495	5591
Magadiite ()*	None	Na₂Si₁₄O₂₈(OH)₂·8H₂O	1	26499	11
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	26496	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	26476,26482,26484,26490	12537
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	2	26477,26499	223
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	26472,26473,26474	17380
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O	1	26499	51
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	26470	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	26481	2994
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	26496	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	26496	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	26487,26488,26493,26495,26496	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	26478	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	26470,26481,26482,26496	61156
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	26480	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	26496	6417
Silhydrite ()*	None	Si₃O₆·H₂O	1	26499	6
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	26490,26492,26493,26496	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	26487,26488,26493,26496	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	26496	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	4	26472,26473,26474,26481	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	1	26483	275
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	26476,26482	1101
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	26477	299
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O	1	26499	64
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	26480	1044
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	1	26499	129
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	1	26483	160

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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