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Zacapa Department, Guatemalai
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Zacapa DepartmentDepartment
GuatemalaCountry

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Detail of the Mapa en Relieve in Guatemala City, ca. 1950.

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
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Jadeite

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
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Jadeite

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
08532420017272256516247.jpg
Detail of the Mapa en Relieve in Guatemala City, ca. 1950.

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
04209460017272053206593.jpg
Jadeite

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
03061950017272053212448.jpg
Jadeite

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
08532420017272256516247.jpg
Detail of the Mapa en Relieve in Guatemala City, ca. 1950.

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
04209460017272053206593.jpg
Jadeite

Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala
Neighbouring regions:
Chiquimula Department, Guatemala
Copán Department, Honduras
Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Jalapa Department, Guatemala
El Progreso Department, Guatemala
Izabal Department, Guatemala
Type:
Department
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zacapa36,088 (2012)
Gualán19,354 (2014)
Estanzuela8,937 (2015)
Teculután6,407 (2015)
Río Hondo5,997 (2015)
Usumatlán4,987 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
131813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131813:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Departamento de Zacapa


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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Cymrite
Formula: BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Preiswerkite
Formula: NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘLawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPreiswerkite9.EC.20NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘCymrite9.EG.05BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Hⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mammuthus columbi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Localities in this Region

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References

[1]Yui, Tzen-Fu, Maki, Kenshi, Usuki, Tadashi, Lan, Ching-Ying, Martens, Uwe, Wu, Chao-Ming, Wu, Tsai-Way, Liou, J.G. (2010) Genesis of Guatemala jadeitite and related fluid characteristics: Insight from zircon. Chemical Geology, 270 (1) 45-55 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.11.004
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