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El Puente mine, El Palmar subdistrict, Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Puente mine | Mine |
| El Palmar subdistrict | Subdistrict |
| Alto Chapare mining district | Mining District |
| Chapare Province | Province |
| Cochabamba | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
16° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~126km
Type:
Magnesioriebeckite asbestos mine located at 794 metres elevation, 1km WNW of El Palmar village. Very poor asbestos veins hosted in "taconite" with 0.173% asbestos. Country rock also includes white limestone and black shales. There are also some prospect pits at 850 metres elevation, 160 metres NW of the main El Puente workings.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite Formula: ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnesio-riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Rondonia-San Ignacio BeltOrogenic Belt
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