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Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Cylindrite
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Latitude: 18°23'S
Longitude: 66°58'W
Tin-lead-silver ore veins, sporadically still worked.

Specimens from here are often sold by species dealers labelled "potosiite" or "incaite", allegedly present as invisible inclusions in cylindrite crystals. Caveat emptor!!

Ref.: (in part):
Dana 6:A1:21.

Mineral List

Cassiterite
Cylindrite (TL)
Franckeite
var: Incaite
Galena
Jamesonite
Jarosite ?
Kermesite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rhodostannite
Sphalerite
Wurtzite
Zinkenite


14 entries listed. 13 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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