Peribatholithic cassiterite veins. Still actively mined. "Viloco" and "Araca" ar more-or-less interchangeable names for this locality. This is the only tin mine in Bolivia that occasionally produces transparent cassiterite of facettable quality.
Ref:
- The Mineralogical Record: 32: 457-482.
- Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten. US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.
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