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Oruro Department, Bolivia

San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Photo: OT. Ljostad

Latitude: 18°30'S
Longitude: 69°0'W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Acanthite
Aheylite (TL)
Albite
var: Andesine
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Alunite
'Alunite Supergroup'
Alunogen
Andalusite
'Andorite'
Andorite IV
Andorite VI
Anglesite
Ankerite
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Argyrodite
Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite
Augelite
Augite
Autunite
Azurite
Baryte
Beidellite
Berndtite
Berthierite
'Biotite'
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Bornite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Calcite
Cassiterite
var: Wood Tin
Celadonite
Celestine
Cerussite
Cervantite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcosiderite
Chalcostibite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
'Clay'
'Coeruleolactite'

Coffinite
Copiapite
'Copiapite Group'
Copper
Covellite
Crandallite
Cristobalite
Cronstedtite
Cuprite
Cylindrite (TL)
Diadochite
Diaphorite
Dickite
Dolomite
Enargite
Epidote
Epsomite
Faustite
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Ferrokesterite
Fibroferrite
Fizélyite
'Florencite'
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Franckeite
var: Incaite
var: Potosíite
Freibergite
Freieslebenite
Galena
Geocronite
Gibbsite
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Greenockite
Gypsum
Halite
'Halloysite'
Halotrichite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Herzenbergite (TL)
Heteromorphite
Hisingerite
Hocartite
'Hornblende'
Hübnerite
Hydrotungstite (TL)

Hydrowoodwardite
Hydrozincite
'Hypersthene'
Jamesonite
var: Sakharovaite
Jarosite
Jordanite
Kaolinite
Kermesite
Kesterite
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Linarite
Löllingite
Ludlamite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite
Matildite
Melanterite
'Melnikovite'
Meta-autunite
Metastibnite
Metavivianite
Miargyrite
Microcline
Montetrisaite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Nacrite
Natroalunite
Nikischerite (TL)
'Olivine'
Opal
var: Diatomite
Orthoclase
Ottemannite
Owyheeite
Pavonite
Phosphophyllite
Plagionite
Polybasite
Proustite
'Pufahlite'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Auriferous Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst

Quartz
var: Chalcedony
var: Smoky Quartz
'Quartz-beta'
Ramdohrite
Realgar
Redgillite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhodostannite
Rhomboclase
Romarchite
'Roméite Group
var: Stibiconite'
Rutile
Sanidine
Scheelite
Scorodite
Semseyite
Siderite
'Silica'
Sillimanite
Silver
Sphalerite
var: Marmatite
Stannite
Stannoidite
Stephanite
Stibnite
Sulphur
Sylvite
Teallite (TL)
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Tridymite
Tripuhyite
Tungstite
'Turgite'
Uraninite
Valentinite
Variscite
'Varlamoffite'
Vivianite
Wavellite
'Wolframite'
Wurtzite (TL)
Zinkenite
Zircon

213 entries listed. 161 valid minerals. 7 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Bolivia

Oruro Department
- Atahuallpa Province
  - Casinquira mine
  - Cerro Cabaray (Cerro Cavaraya)
    - Alisia concession (10 de Noviembre concession)
  - Cerro Curumayo
    - Milenka concession
  - Cerro Sacasacani (Cerro Separaya)
    - Anita mine
  - Pitacollo
  - Salar de Coipasa
  - Tata Sabaya volcano
    - Victoria concession
- Avaroa Province
- Cabrera Province
  - Salinas de Garci Mendoza
- Carangas Province
- Cercado Province
  - Antofagasta Mine
  - Caracollo
    - Tarumita mine
    - Yarvicoya
      - Salvadora mine
  - Chilcani mine
  - Condeauque District (Conde Auque)
  - La Joya district
    - Cerro Chuquina
      - Kori Kollu mine (Inti Raymi mine; Kori Kollo mine)
    - Cerro La Joya
      - San Pablo Mine (Carmen Mine)
    - Cerro Llallagua
      - San Andrés mine
    - La Barca mine

Bolivia

Oruro Department

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References

- Cook, R. B. (1975): The mineralogy of the Department of Oruro, Bolivia. Mineralogical Record 6: 125-137.

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