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El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Francisco Morazán Department, Hondurasi
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El Plomo MineMine
OjojonaMunicipality
Francisco Morazán DepartmentDepartment
HondurasCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° North , 87° West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
El Terrero1,087 (2006)10.3km
Güinope2,716 (2012)14.8km
Villa Nueva2,295 (2012)14.8km
Santa Lucía2,288 (2012)16.8km
Valle de Ángeles4,649 (2012)17.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
1974
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1974:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A silver mine.

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7 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
ⓘvar. Selen-tellurium1.CC.10(Te,Se)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘMandarinoite4.JH.15Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
ⓘEmmonsite4.JM.10Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
ⓘPoughite (TL)4.JN.10Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Hⓘ PoughiteFe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Oⓘ PoughiteFe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PoughiteFe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Feⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Feⓘ PoughiteFe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
SeSelenium
Seⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Seⓘ Native Tellurium var. Selen-tellurium(Te,Se)
TeTellurium
Teⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Teⓘ PoughiteFe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
Teⓘ Native Tellurium var. Selen-tellurium(Te,Se)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
North America Plate

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