| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcomenite |
| Formula: | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Kruťaite | 23 |
| Goethite | 22 |
| Ahlfeldite | 17 |
| Alfredopetrovite | 16 |
| Favreauite | 11 |
| Clausthalite | 8 |
| Clinochalcomenite | 7 |
| Felsőbányaite | 7 |
| Penroseite | 6 |
| Molybdomenite | 5 |
| Chalcopyrite | 4 |
| Luxembourgite | 3 |
| Allophane | 2 |
| Vaesite | 2 |
| Dolomite | 2 |
| - var Iron-bearing Dolomite | 2 |
| Watkinsonite | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Cerromojonite | 1 |
| Klockmannite | 1 |
| Umangite | 1 |
| Covellite | 1 |
| Petermegawite | 1 |
| Coronadite | 1 |
| Olsacherite | 1 |
| Cobaltomenite | 1 |
| Nickeltyrrellite | 1 |
| Kerstenite | 1 |
| Native Selenium | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcomenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (26 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 3152 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:3152:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| References |
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Yang, Hexiong; Gu, Xiangping; Scott, Michael M.; Jenkins, Robert A.; Gibbs, Ronald B.; Mcglasson, James A.; Downs, Robert T. (2023) Petermegawite, Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9⋅10H2O, a New Al-Bearing Selenite Mineral, from the El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (5). 987-998 doi:10.3749/2300004 Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, McGlasson, James A., Gibbs, Ronald B., Downs, Robert T. (2024) Guangyuanite, Pb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH), a new lead-chloride-selenite mineral from the El Dragón mine, Potosí, Bolivia. Mineralogical Magazine, 88. 97-104 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.93 |
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El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia