| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Emerald |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 84 |
| Pyrite | 44 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 10 |
| Quartz | 10 |
| Apatite | 4 |
| Beryl | 3 |
| - var Trapiche emerald | 1 |
| Albite | 2 |
| Dolomite | 2 |
| Black shale | 1 |
| Röntgenite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Emerald data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (163 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4853 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4853:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Emerald |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘLa Arcadia emerald mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘTequendama Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘLa Pava emerald mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘPava Mine, Quípama, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘLa Pita Mine, La Pita, Maripí, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘCunas Mine, La Pita, Maripí, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 10.9km (6.7 miles) | ⓘCoscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | ⓘLa Marina Mine, Pauna, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| 21.2km (13.1 miles) | ⓘPeñas Blancas, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia |
| References |
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Ottaway, T. L., Wicks, F. J., Bryndzia, L. T., Kyser, T. K., Spooner, E. T. C. (1994) Formation of the Muzo hydrothermal emerald deposit in Colombia. Nature, 369 (6481). 552-554 doi:10.1038/369552a0 Altenberger, Uwe, Rojas-Agramonte, Yamirka, Yang, Yueheng, Fernández-Lamus, Jimmy, Häger, Tobias, Guenter, Christina, Gonzalez-Pinzón, Alejandra, Charris-Leal, Felipe, Artel, Julia (2022) In Situ U–Th–Pb Dating of Parisite: Implication for the Age of Mineralization of Colombian Emeralds. Minerals, 12 (10) 1232 doi:10.3390/min12101232 |
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Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia