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Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombiai
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Pyrite, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Pyrite, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 54' 12'' North , 73° 22' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
4.90361,-73.36889
GRN:
N04W51
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chivor1,622 (2018)2.0km
Almeida754 (2018)7.6km
Macanal734 (2018)9.4km
Somondoco1,029 (2018)11.5km
Santa María2,238 (2018)12.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
11330
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11330:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Emerald mine located 90 km northeast of Bogota.

"Discovered" by the Spanish conquistadors in 1537 / .
Rediscovered by a Colombian mining engineer in 1896 on the basis of a description of the locality in a 300-year-old manuscript .

Currently the only privately-owned emerald mine in Colombia .

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
✪ Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Description: Notable specimen in AMNH, 6.6 x 3.1 cm, year 1966 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals].
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Colour: brown
Description: Three grains of brown dolomite were analyzed (2017) on a SEM-EDS and all three returned the same composition: (Mg0.49Ca0.48Fe0.03)2(CO3)2
ⓘ Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘvar. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEuclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘvar. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

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Wikipedia:https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_d%27%C3%A9meraude_de_Chivor
Wikidata ID:Q3314831

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Colombia
North Andes PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
South America Plate

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References

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[2]O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA.
Morris, N. (2005) Diamonds and Other Gems. Appleseed Editions Ltd, East Sussex, UK, 32 pages.
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Groat, L.A.; Giuliani, G.; Marshall, D.D.; Turner, D. (2008) Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1-2). 87-112 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.09.003
Weldon, R., Ortiz, J. G., Ottaway, T. (2016) In Rainier’s Footsteps: Journey to the Chivor Emerald Mine. Quarterly Journal of the Gemological Institute of America, 52(2), 168-187.
Pignatelli, Isabella; Morlot, Christophe; Salsi, Lise; Giuliani, Gaston; Martayan, Gérard (2022) Colombian Emerald Oddities: Review and Formation Mechanisms. The Journal of Gemmology, 38 (1). 26-43 doi:10.15506/jog.2022.38.1.26
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