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Salamandra, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexicoi
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Durango MunicipalityMunicipality
DurangoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° North , 104° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~80km
GRN:
N16W69
Kรถppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
262756
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:262756:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
La Pili


30 km ENE of Durango City in the Sierra La Pili

Salamandra is a complex zinc skarn system with later copper-silver and silver-antimony veins. The skarn is hosted by deformed upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks cut by the Sierra Piojo intrusive center with extensive mineralization dominantly along the southern flanks of the cerro. The area is surrounded by very young basalt flows (some dated at <15,000 years with human artifacts beneath flows). Locally these flows include very large (>10m diameter) lava tubes, some of which can be easily walked for several kilometers. Bats colonized some of the tubes and guano was extensively mined in the 1940s-1950s. IN one place slabs of basalt, apparently with xenoliths of copper mineralization, spalled off the walls of a tube and fell into the guano and over time sampleite grew in the basalt

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
โ“˜ 'Axinite Group'
โ“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
โ“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Chapmanite
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sampleite
Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Sampleite8.DG.05NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl ยท 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
โ“˜Actinolite9.DE.10โ—ปCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
โ“˜Chapmanite9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
โ“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-โ—ปCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hโ“˜ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Hโ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Hโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
BBoron
Bโ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Oโ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siโ“˜ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Siโ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siโ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Clโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caโ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Caโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sbโ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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