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Peñas Blancas, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peñas Blancas | Mine |
| San Pablo de Borbur | Municipality |
| Western Boyacá Province | Province |
| Boyacá Department | Department |
| Colombia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 42' 52'' North , 74° 4' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Pablo de Borbur | 1,519 (2018) | 7.1km |
| Pauna | 2,663 (2018) | 12.6km |
| Otanche | 3,589 (2018) | 12.8km |
| Tununguá | 178 (2018) | 15.7km |
| Florián | 1,227 (2018) | 15.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Peñas Blancas
Most northern of all emerald mines in the Western Emerald Bearing Belt (Boyacá, Colombia), also known as the Vasquez - Yacopí District. The mineralogy of Peñas Blancas is very different from that found in the other mines in Colombia, particularly because of the absence of pyrite and other sulphides and the presence of fluorite crystals of up to 40 cm between aristes.
To clarify this locality... it's not a single mine.
It's a mountain, and there are many little mines and prospects.
Some are principally mined for emerald, tho not much comes out, thus most are not "official" or ...with licence.
As one goes up, more are focused on the famed quartz and fluorite... where no emeralds are found. In the upper parts, only a few keep going in tunnels trying to find emerald. Some is found, but most are excavated for quartz, and some do find emerald, but in small quantity, and thankfully many are preserved as specimens in sometimes in association with other minerals, like calcite, quartz and even fluorite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ✪ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Habit: Euhedral prismatic Colour: green |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: euhedral romboedric, euhedral escalenoedric Colour: white, colourless, creamy, grey |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: Jordi Fabre specimenIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label |
| ✪ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: euhedral octagonal Colour: green, colourless, purple |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: euhedral prismatic, druse, mosaic, parallel bladed Colour: colourless |
| ⓘ Siderite ? Formula: FeCO3 Habit: Euhedral prismatic Colour: brown red |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite ? | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Colombia
- Boyacá Department
- Vasquez-Yacopí mining districtMining District
North Andes plateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America Plate
- North Andean OrogenOrogenic Belt
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Peñas Blancas, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia