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Animas Mine (Las Animas Mine), Cacachilas, La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexicoi
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Animas Mine (Las Animas Mine)Mine
Cacachilas- not defined -
La Paz MunicipalityMunicipality
Baja California SurState
MexicoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N17W71
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
9848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9848:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina las Animas, Cacachilas, Mun. de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
BrBromine
Brⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
AgSilver
Agⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Mexico
North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Orynski, L. (1889) The Cacachilas District; Gold and Silver Mining Co., of Lower California, Mexico, Publisher unknown.
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.pages 123,340,348,361
Severson, A. R. (2015) Shear-Zone Hosted Gold and Silver Deposits in the Sierra Cacachilas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 12.
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