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Locality Name:
Chacapa, Larecaja Province, La Paz, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 59253
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59253.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chacapa, Larecaja Province, La Paz, Bolivia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Challana District
Nevado Rosas

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 Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn O P Si Sn Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteClayCorundumKaoliniteMicaNoneOlivinePyroxeneRutileScheelite
SpinelStauroliteTripliteVivianite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nacrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51259561310
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2225956,259585171
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)225956,25958204
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31259585433
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2225956,2595817380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4125958112
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21259585614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)225956,259584894
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41259581934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6225956,25958688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)125957978
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)125958313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F225956,25958233
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O125958636


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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