 | | Report (issue) | | No. 12: Bolivia ht of Mineral Collecting N 978-0-9790998-5-4 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...specimen 'being sold with the shrine when he was in Bolivia buying mineral specimens in the 1970s. He took...ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...wp11�. Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut......................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....owned by Richard Bideaux’s Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for quite a few years. Bideaux and Wayne...period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro |  | Torró, , Cazorla, , Melgarejo, , Camprubí, , Tarrés, , Gemmrich, , Campeny, , Artiaga, , Torres, , Martínez, , Mollinedo, , Alfonso, , Arce-Burgoa, (2019) Indium Mineralization in the Volcanic Dome-Hosted Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos Polymetallic Deposit, Potosí, Bolivia. Minerals, 9 (10) 604 doi:10.3390/min9100604 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic Dome-Hosted Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos Polymetallic Deposit, Potosí, Bolivia Lisard Torró 1, * , Malena...Plaza del Bicentenario–Zona Central, La Paz 2314, Bolivia; diva.moshi@gmail.com Departament d’Enginyeria...maria.pura.alfonso@upc.edu Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia, Edificio Señor de la Exaltación Nro. 4683, Av...1 y 2, Zona de Obrajes, Casilla 8941, La Paz, Bolivia; oarce.cgb@gmail.com Correspondence: lisardtorro@hotmail...age hosts the In-bearing Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos district in SW Bolivia. Ore mineralization occurs as |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Ag-Sn Formation located within Argentina and Bolivia have been investigated mineralogically and geologically...Argentina, respectively. The Geological Survey of Bolivia contributed through help with the logistics. The...und Ag-Bisulfosalts, associated with sphalerite, galena and numerous other components. Suredaite and the...gold- and silverbearing tellurides. The selenium province at La Rioja is the largest one on earth. The prominent...Extensive studies of deposits of the Ag-Sn- Province at Bolivia allowed new insights in their mineralogy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Columbia. She described the placer mining for gold in the Caribou District of British Columbia, and mentioned...mentioned the valuable lode district of southeastern British Columbia as furnishing many specimens of minerals...minerals. Lake Kootenai in this district furnishes mainly gold, lead, copper and zinc minerals. Among the...were gold, pyrargyrite, fluorite, cassiterite, galena, cerussite, siderite and molybdenite. The second...these cavities are selenite, anhydrite, celestite, galena and sulphur. At Lockport the dolomite contains |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Columbia. She described the placer mining for gold in the Caribou District of British Columbia, and mentioned...mentioned the valuable lode district of southeastern British Columbia as furnishing many specimens of minerals...minerals. Lake Kootenai in this district furnishes mainly gold, lead, copper and zinc minerals. Among the...were gold, pyrargyrite, fluorite, cassiterite, galena, cerussite, siderite and molybdenite. The second...these cavities are selenite, anhydrite, celestite, galena and sulphur. At Lockport the dolomite contains |  | Topa, Dan, Paar, Werner H., Makovicky, Emil, Stanley, Chris J., Roberts, Andy C. (2016) Oscarkempffite, Ag10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)∑26S48, a new Sb-Bi member of the lillianite homologous series. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (5) 809-817 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Colorada vein, Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Bolivia. It is associated with...lillianite homologous series, Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Bolivia. Introduction THE lillianite homologous...from the Colorada vein, Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Bolivia (Ahlfeld and Reyes,...who discovered several large mineral deposits in Bolivia (e.g. the deposit of Don Mario). The holotype specimen...mineral, is Animas mine, Colorada vein. Chocaya is a typical deposit of the Ag-Sn formation of Bolivia. Its |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits of Miocene age in the Eastern Cordillera in Bolivia were studied by ICP/MS and EPMA for major and minor...Bolivar deposit, 2,510 ppm and 17.5 for Siete Suyos–Animas deposits, and 1,290 ppm and 3.3 for San Vicente...and 1.8 for Porco deposit, 103 ppm and 59.2 for Animas deposit, and 1,160 ppm and 3.7 for Pirquitas deposit...concentration of trace amounts of indium. Keywords: Bolivia, indium, petrukite, polymetallic, Potosi, sphalerite...Sn-polymetallic ore belt Arica BOLIVIA Potosi CHILE Lake Uyuni Border Cities Atocha Lakes Tertiary strata |  | | Report (issue) | | 5.856(16) c = 17.338(5). X-ray Powder Pattern: Bolivia. 3.44 (100), 2.91 (100), 2.86 (100), 2.82 (100)...87 100.19 100.53 (1) Chocaya, Bolivia. (2) Poopó, Bolivia. (3) San Jose, Bolivia; electron microprobe...family. Occurrence: In hydrothermal Ag-Sn deposits (Bolivia); in a limestone contact metamorphic deposit (Kalkar...marcasite, arsenopyrite, galena, pyrite, sphalerite, siderite (Bolivia); cassiterite, galena, stannite, teallite... cylindrite (Russia). Distribution: In Bolivia, from Chocaya [TL], Poopó, Oruro, Llallagua, Huanuni, |  | Pring, Allan, Wade, Benjamin, McFadden, Aoife, Lenehan, Claire E., Cook, Nigel J. (2020) Coupled Substitutions of Minor and Trace Elements in Co-Existing Sphalerite and Wurtzite. Minerals, 10 (2) 147 doi:10.3390/min10020147 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | samples studied. The sample from the Animas-Chocaya Mine complex of Bolivia is Fe-rich with mean Fe levels...substitution does not occur in the material. In the Animas sample, the Cu+ + Ga3+ = 2Zn2+ substitution does...wurtzite; sphalerite; trace element substitution; Animas; Merelani Hills 1. Introduction Sphalerite, the...some 10 mm thick from the Animas-Chocaya Mine complex, Quechisla district, Bolivia (SAM G33739; henceforth...henceforth denoted “Animas”) (Figure 1); and (ii) a crystal of wurtzite -4H with epitaxial zones of sphalerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorada vein, Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Sur Chichas, Bolivia, is an N = 4 member...order– disorder phenomena; Colorada vein; Potosi; Bolivia. lillianite homologous series (Hellner, 1958;...23S6, from the Colorada Vein, Animas Mine, Department of Potosi, Bolivia, with a 13.199 Å, b 19.332 Å...Colorada vein, Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Sur Chichas, Bolivia (Ahlfeld & Reyes...in 1929–30. Chocaya is a typical deposit of the hydrothermal Ag–Sn formation of Bolivia. In the upper |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cycle .............. The Tertiary petrographic province ............................. The Tertiary me...excellentwork of Myron Davy (I92O), the Bolivian Tin Province has beenthe object of much detailedresearch. Its...a short summary of the present knowledgeof the province. Many questionshave not yet been solved;geologicaland...provenearly Tertiary2 ageare knownin this part of Bolivia. The batholith of apliticgranitewhichI foundin...canism in themiddle andsouthern partsof thetin province pro• Theageof theyoungmagmatie rocksof Peru,especially |  | | Report (issue) | | 589(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Machacamarca, Bolivia. 3.02 (100), 1.863 (50), 2.66 (40), 3.14 (30),... Total 99.95 99.68 100.00 (1) Chocaya, Bolivia. (2) Aullagas, Bolivia. (3) Ag8 GeS6 . Polymorphism &...Germany); in high-temperature Sn–Ag deposits (Bolivia). Association: Canfieldite, stephanite, acanthite...polybasite, aramayoite, diaphorite, marcasite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, cassiterite, siderite. Distribution:...the Fournial mine, Massiac region, Cantal, France. At the Vale das Gatas tungsten mine, near Vila Real |  | Effenberger, Herta, Paar, Werner Hermann, Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., Fleck, Michel (2002) The new mineral baumstarkite and a structural reinvestigation of aramayoite and miargyrite. American Mineralogist, 87 (5) 753-764 doi:10.2138/am-2002-5-619 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral found coating miargyrite from the San Genaro mine, Huancavelica Department, Peru. It is triclinic...R1(F) = 0.057, wR2(F ) = 0.128], aramayoite [Armonia mine, El Quevar, Argentinia: a = 7.813(2), b = 8.268(2)...or cubic and tend to form solid solutions with galena (Wernick 1960); the low-temperature modifications...specimens from the San Genaro mine, Huancavelica Department, Castrovirreyna District, Peru, was investigated...two wet-chemical analyses of aramayoite from Chocaya, Bolivia, one of which exhibits As and Bi contents |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 70, 1975, pp. 913-927 PorphyryTin Depositsin Bolivia R. H. SILLITOE,C. HALLS, AND J. N. GRANT Abstract...central and southern parts of the Bolivian tin province has been derived largely from lode systemsassociatedwith...Potos[ A mineralized volcanic edifice remains at Chocaya and is believed to overlie a subjacentstock. The...dikes that intrude the Paleozoic-to- The tin province Tertiarysuccession are considered late Tertiary...antimonyhavealsobeenworked. In the northernsectorof the province (Fig. 1), in the CordillerasReal and QuimsaCruz |  | Márquez-Zavalía, M. F., Vymazalová, A., Galliski, M. Á., Watanabe, Y., Murakami, H. (2020) Indium-bearing paragenesis from the Nueva Esperanza and Restauradora veins, Capillitas mine, Argentina. Journal of GEOsciences, 65 (2) 97-109 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Nueva Esperanza and Restauradora veins, Capillitas mine, Argentina María Florencia MÁRQUEZ-ZAVALÍA1,2*,...Republic Faculty of International Resource Sciences, Mining Museum of Akita University, 28-2 Osawa, Tegata...of the twenty-three veins described at Capillitas mine, an epithermal precious- and base-metal vein deposit...at these two veins include pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, tennantite-(Zn) and tennantite-(Fe)...editor: J. Zachariáš 1. Introduction The Capillitas mine is an intermediate sulfidation epi thermal precious- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization although no intrusive rocks are exposed in the mine region. Taking the noble gas evidence for a magmatic...of the Pircas River and led to small underground mining activities for tin and silver ore. From 1936 until...until its closure in 2017, the Pirquitas mine became the most important Sn-Ag⁎ (Zn) producer in Argentina...was first operated by underground mining and since 2009 by open pit mining. The total silver production was...is about 12 km east of the mine. A borehole extending 800 m below the mine floor (Soler et al., 2007) failed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal-forms on Vivianite. Tetrahedrite fl'om Pulacayo mine, Huanchaca. Regular grouping of Stannite and Tetrahedrite...Tatasi. Miargyrite from Aullagas. Jarosite from Chocaya, Dept. Potosi. Chalybite from Chorolque and Tatasi...friend Mr. Malcolm Roberts, A.R.S.M., a mine manager in Bolivia. Another collection , which may be specially...specially mentioned, was brought from Bolivia by Sir Martin Conway, and presented by him in 1899 to the...with native silver from the Cobrizos mine at San Cristobal in province NorLipez, have been presented by Sefor |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metallogenetic Epochs and Provinces of Bolivia The Tin-Province (Part I) The Metallogenetic Provinces...the Altiplano (Part II) F. A~LFELD Cochabamba, Bolivia Partf. An attempt is made to solve the relationships...formation of ore deposits using the Bolivian tin-province as an example. In the eastern Cordillera we are...old geotectonic zone of weakness divides the tin district into two parts which differ from each other in...tin-silver mineralization is discussed. Within the tin-province three metallogenic epochs are recognized, with |  | | Report (issue) | | 16.37 Total 99.29 98.33 100.00 (1) Aullagas, Bolivia. (2) Revelstoke, Canada; by electron microprobe...marcasite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena. Distribution: In Bolivia, exceptional crystals from the Gallofa...Guadaloupe mine, Chocaya, Potosı́. From the Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina...Columbia. At the Campbell mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, and the Leadville district, Lake Co., Colorado...Colorado, USA. In the Himmelsfürst mine, Erbisdorf, near Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. From Rejská, near Kutná |  | Cacho, Andreu, Melgarejo, Joan-Carles, Camprubí, Antoni, Torró, Lisard, Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri, Torres, Belén, Artiaga, David, Tauler, Esperança, Martínez, Álvaro, Campeny, Marc, Alfonso, Pura, Arce-Burgoa, Osvaldo R. (2019) Mineralogy and Distribution of Critical Elements in the Sn–W–Pb–Ag–Zn Huanuni Deposit, Bolivia. Minerals, 9 (12) 753 doi:10.3390/min9120753 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Elements in the Sn–W–Pb–Ag–Zn Huanuni Deposit, Bolivia Andreu Cacho 1 , Joan-Carles Melgarejo 1 , Antoni...maria.pura.alfonso@upc.edu Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia, Edificio Señor de la Exaltación Nro. 4683, Av...1 y 2, Zona de Obrajes, Casilla 8941, La Paz, Bolivia; info@osvaldoarce.com Eloro Resources Ltd. Av....high-temperature (and low pH) mineralising fluids. District-scale mineralogical zonation suggests a thermal...temperatures from the central to the peripheral areas. A district-scale zonation has been also determined for δ34 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tin-Silver No. 2 Province F. S. TURNEAURE Abstract The tin-silver provinceof Bolivia includesthe Cordillera...mineralization betweenthe tin-silverprovinceof Bolivia, the copperprovinceof Chile and the belt of polymetallicores...The tin-silver provinceof the Eastern Andes of Bolivia has only a generalconnotation,as the belt Geology...plutonicactivity with block faulting during the and Chocaya. The Altiplano basinis separatedfrom the Paleo-...determinations of interbeddedvol- THE BOLIVIAN TIN-SILVER PROVINCE • .•, 660 (j•.L__ok_ .e• ,. 'Tiffcoco.•:'L• |  | | Journal (issue) | | Miniere du haul Katanga's Shinkolobwe .. radium .. mine. Other sources of radium soon developed on the Colorado...-The discovery of uranium ore in the White Signal District, Grant Co.. M, was made by A.A. Leach, a geo logist...Phelps Dodge Corporation at their Tyrone, NM copper mine, in 1918. Two uranium minerals were recognized....bei ng able to make ends meet by digging in the mine dumps which have become depleted . Many o f the...Trail - Suite 202, Charlottesville, VA 22901-1160. Mine ral News does not accept responsibility for views |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | •lntimony I?ei•zs.--Most of the antimonydepositsof Bolivia belongto this group. They havebeenformedat depthsranging...quartz with stibnitecrystals. A vein at the Tarumita mine near Caracollo north of Oruro contains smallpocketsof...CryptobatholithicDeposits. Condeauqui. 2mThis district, with its many mines,is uniquein its mineral associations...Bombaminescheelite occurs F•. 2. Map of the Huanuni district. witha largeproportion of fluorite,calcite, ankerite...the easternsideof the tin zone,in the Quimsacoya mine,the ore consistsof chalcedonicquartz with stibnite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | central Andean tin belt in the Eastern Cordillera of Bolivia (Fig. 1). The tin belt extends from southern Peru...Argentina and is the easternmost metallogenic province of the central Andes (Ahlfeld, 1967; Turneaure...Rice, 1997), which makes Llallagua the largest tin mine of the western world. The bulk geochemical tin enrichment...dispersion) is on the order of 2 Mt Sn. The Cerro Rico de Potosí is the historically most important silver producer...producer of the world and became an important tin mine in the early twentieth century. The cumulated Ag production |
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