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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 entries from the region specified including sub-localities


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


60 entries listed. 43 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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