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Challahuillque Mine, San Cristobal de Lípez District, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Challahuillque Mine | Mine |
| San Cristobal de Lípez District | District |
| Nor Lípez Province | Province |
| Potosí | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
20° South , 67° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~155km
Type:
Poor ore located 8km N of ghost town of San Cristobal. Ore minerals occur as cement and impregnation in a bed of Tertiary sandstone 400 meters long.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- Altiplano basinBasin
- Andean PlateauOrogenic Belt
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