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Natividad Mine, Natividad, Natividad Municipality, Oaxaca, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Natividad Mine | Mine |
| Natividad | - not defined - |
| Natividad Municipality | Municipality |
| Oaxaca | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 18' North , 96° 26' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Natividad | 586(2014) | 0.3km |
| Santiago Xiacuí | 460(2018) | 0.7km |
| Francisco I. Madero | 327(2014) | 2.5km |
| La Trinidad de Ixtlán | 783(2018) | 4.0km |
| San Miguel Amatlán | 249(2018) | 4.8km |
Ref.: Panczner(1987): 204, 265, 307, 313, 345.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘAcanthite Formula:Ag2S |
| ⓘCalcite Formula:CaCO3 |
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘMarcasite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘNative Silver Formula:Ag |
| ⓘPyrargyrite Formula:Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘAcanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘMarcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘPyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘMarcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘAcanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘPyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘNative Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘPyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
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References
[1]Cano, Néstor, Camprubí, Antoni, Proenza, Joaquín A., González-Partida, Eduardo (2024) Genesis and evolution of the Natividad Au-Ag(-Ge) epithermal deposit in southern Mexico: Unravelling the final chapters of the Sierra Madre del Sur metallogeny.Ore Geology Reviews, 167. 105979doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105979
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