Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate

South AmericaContinent

AndesMountain Range

South America Plate

Altiplano basinBasin
Andean PlateauOrogenic Belt

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References

U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia (1991) Mineral deposits and occurrences of the Bolivian Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Open-File Report 91-0286.

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