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Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina

Hydrothermal polymetallic vein system at the far southern end of the "bolivian tin belt". Principal veins are the Chocaya, Oploca, San Miguel, San Pedro, and Potosi veins, emplaced in Ordovician shales and sandstones of the Acoyte Formation. Ore-bearing solutions related to late Miocene dacitic intrusives. Mine closed around 2000.

Note: "OTTEMANITE" specimens on the market from here are actually the new species SUREDAITE.




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  		•  Andorite
  		• Andorite IV
  		• Aramayoite
  		• Argyrodite
  		• Arsenopyrite
  		• Benjaminite
  		• Bismuthinite
  		• Canfieldite
       var: Tellurian Canfieldite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Coiraite (TL)
  		• Cylindrite
  		• Diaphorite
  		• Ferrokësterite
  		• Franckeite
       var: Incaite
       var: Potosíite
  		• Freibergite
  		• Galena
  		• Hocartite
  		• Kësterite
  		• Kyrgyzstanite
  		• Lillianite
  		• Marcasite
  		• Matildite
  		• Miargyrite
  		• Ottemannite
  		• Pavonite
  		• Petrukite
  		• Pirquitasite (TL)
  		• Pyrargyrite
  		• Pyrite
  		• Quartz
  		• Ramdohrite
  		• Rhodostannite
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Stannite
  		• Suredaite (TL)
  		• Teallite
  		• Tetradymite
  		• Toyohaite
  		• Wolframite
  		• Wurtzite


    44 entries listed. 38 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

    Localities in this Region:
    Argentina
     
    • Jujuy
      • Rinconada Department
        • Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit

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