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La Paz Mine, Quebrada de los Maqueyes, Jalapa Department, Guatemalai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Paz Mine | Mine |
| Quebrada de los Maqueyes | - not defined - |
| Jalapa Department | Department |
| Guatemala | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° North , 89° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~39km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
127194
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127194:5
GUID (UUID V4):
c1ff8c03-14da-4690-9fe7-737b02fe89ea
A chromite mine in serpentine country rock, but only about 75 meters away from a contact with granite. Located between 1,620 to 1,680 meters elevation, SE of Cromo, south of El Rancho. The upper workings, La Paz 1, include a surface trench and an adit; the lower workings, La Paz 2, consist of an adit about 50 meters downhill from La Paz 1.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite ? Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
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