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Rancheria Mine, Arroyo de la Providencia, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types
Rancheria MineMine
Arroyo de la ProvidenciaWash
Boleo DistrictMining District
Santa RosalíaCity
Mulegé MunicipalityMunicipality
Baja California SurState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 19' 56'' North , 112° 16' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
27.33233,-112.27042
GeoHash:
G#: 9sb5mpxnm
GRN:
N19W71
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Rosalía11,765 (2018)0.9km
Ninguno [CERESO]121 (2014)6.0km
Ejido San Lucas606 (2014)13.1km
San Bruno623 (2018)22.0km
Isla San Marcos394 (2018)24.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
19293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19293:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List


2 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Spherocobaltite
Formula: CoCO3
Description: It is not established that this locality's mineral has Co>Ca.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Cobalt-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Co)CO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘSpherocobaltite ?5.AB.05CoCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cⓘ SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Coⓘ SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North America
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.pages 348, 350
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