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Río de la Ribera, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Río de la Ribera | - not defined - |
| Potosí (Potosí Municipality) | City |
| Tomás Frías Province | Province |
| Potosí | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° South , 65° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~32km
Köppen climate type:
Not a real mineral locality, but a creek where dozens of ore beneficiation plants have been established since the 16th century, with tremendous amounts of contamination entering the river. Although the contamination of this little stream is indeed shocking, the news media have incorrectly blamed it for fish die offs and contamination in the Pilcomayo river, hundreds of kilometres downstream, which is nonsense. (No significant quantity of Potosi's mining pollutants reach that far downstream. The true cause of contamination in the lower Pilcomayu is bad agricultural practices by the upstream campesinos. Alfredo Petrov information.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Formula: Hg Description: Anthropogenic. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Mercury ? | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Hg | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Eastern CordilleraOrogenic Belt
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