| Locality type: | Mining District |
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| Species: | Boracite |
| Formula: | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Comments: | Possibly world's largest crystals of this species - up to 27mm. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Ericaite | ⓘ2 photos of Boracite associated with Ericaite at this locality. |
| Gypsum | ⓘ2 photos of Boracite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
| Magnesite | ⓘ2 photos of Boracite associated with Magnesite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Boracite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (95 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43106 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43106:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2dd9088e-ebfb-41da-8eba-979fb7e2fee0 |
| Localities for Boracite in this Region |
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| Tres Amigos mine (Quebrada Asbestera), Minasmayu valley, Chocolatal (Rocko Rancho), Cristalmayu subdistrict, Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Paraje Central (Derrumbe Boston), Boston mine, Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu subdistrict, Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Cristalmayu river alluvials, Cristalmayu valley, Cristalmayu, Cristalmayu subdistrict, Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Catalog/List | | HILGARDITE rich coverage of pinkish micro crystals on Boracite crystals Boulby mine Loftus Yorkshire 3x2cm £18...crystals scattered over 3xl.5cm Alto Chapare mining district, , Cochabarnba Bolivia £1 O 2 l 28 DOLOMITE ...cleavage face 3.5x2cm Sri Lanka £7 3 Ratnapura District, 42 I-IEULANDITE creamy-white translucent crystals...area 4x4cm on 6x4cm Cerchiara Mjne, la Spezia province Italy £37 47 HOLLANDITE rich massive with some...grey-silvery metallic about 1cm Shinkolobwe, Kambove district DR Congo £8 50 POTASSIC FERRO PARGASITE tiny black |
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Alto Chapare mining district, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia