Mt Sajama, Carangas Province, Oruro, Boliviai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mt Sajama | Mountain |
| Carangas Province | Province |
| Oruro | Department |
| Bolivia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 6' 29'' South , 68° 52' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Curahuara de Carangas | 1,613 (2013) | 54.6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
(Cerro Sajama)
Dormant volcano built up of andesite and biotite dacite. Bolivia's highest mountain, 6,542 meters elevation, now a national park.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Rivas & Ahlfeld (1998) |
| β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: in cognate xenoliths Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β 'Hornblende' Description: phenocrysts Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Description: phenocrysts Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β 'Iron oxide' Reference: Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Pargasite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 Reference: Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Rutile ? Formula: TiO2 Reference: Xirouchakis, Dimitrios; Lindsley, Donald H.; Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259. |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Description: phenocrysts up to 1cm size Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
| β Tridymite Formula: SiO2 Reference: Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Munoz Reyes (1955) Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia. (Banco Minero de Bolivia) |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile ? | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β | Pargasite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| β | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| β | 'Iron oxide' | - | |
| β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | β Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Xirouchakis, Dimitrios, Lindsley, Donald H., Frost, B. Ronald (March 2001) Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Mg-Fe olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application. American Mineralogist. 86 (3), 259.
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