América-Sapioris District (Potrillos), Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| América-Sapioris District (Potrillos) | District |
| Coneto de Comonfort Municipality | Municipality |
| Durango | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° North , 104° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~36km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Note: The América-Sapioris district, includes an irregular area approximately 15 kilometres long and 5 kilometres wide in the Sierra de San Francisco. At various times the district has been called the Potrillos district, after the first mining camp, or merely the America district or the Sapioris district, after whichever camp was most active.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin Formula: SnO2 Localities: Pipiano Mine, Sapioris, América-Sapioris District (Potrillos), Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico Twentyninth of June Mine, América (La América), América-Sapioris District (Potrillos), Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico Orozco Mine, Potrillos, Sierra de San Francisco, América-Sapioris District (Potrillos), Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Ordoñezite Formula: ZnSb2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Wood Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ordoñezite | 4.DB.10 | ZnSb2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Ordoñezite | ZnSb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Ordoñezite | ZnSb2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Ordoñezite | ZnSb2O6 |
Localities in this Region
- Durango
- Coneto de Comonfort Municipality
- América-Sapioris District (Potrillos)
- Coneto de Comonfort Municipality
- Durango
- Coneto de Comonfort Municipality
- América-Sapioris District (Potrillos)
- Coneto de Comonfort Municipality
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References
América-Sapioris District, Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico