Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

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Several related tin-silver mines are found within the city of Oruro, including the San Jose, Itos, Socavon, Colorada, Tetilla, all hosted in the same intrusion of highly altered volcanic rock. The rapid growth of residential areas around the mines has resulted in shortage of space to dump waste rock. An old silver mine gallery accessed through the Virgen del Socavon church is open for tourist visits and hosts an undergroung mining museum.

Ref.: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 872, 963.

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Acanthite Albite var: Andesine Alunite 'Alunite Supergroup' Alunogen Andalusite 'Andorite' Andorite IV Andorite VI Anglesite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Augelite Baryte 'Biotite' Bismuthinite Boulangerite Bournonite Cassiterite var: Wood Tin Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite

Chalcostibite Chlorargyrite 'Chlorite Group' Copiapite 'Copiapite Group' Cylindrite Diadochite Diaphorite Dickite Dolomite Epidote Ferrokesterite Fizélyite Fluorapatite Franckeite var: Potosíite Freibergite Galena Geocronite Goethite Gold Gypsum Halotrichite

Hematite Heteromorphite Hocartite Jamesonite var: Sakharovaite Jarosite Jordanite Kaolinite Kesterite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Metastibnite Miargyrite Muscovite var: Sericite Natroalunite Opal Orthoclase Owyheeite Plagionite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Quartz

Quartz var: Chalcedony 'Quartz-beta' Ramdohrite Rhodostannite Rhomboclase Rutile Sanidine Scorodite Semseyite Siderite Silver Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Teallite Tetrahedrite 'Tourmaline' Valentinite Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite (TL) Zinkenite

130 entries listed. 78 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

Bolivia Oruro Department Cercado Province Oruro City Bronce vein Cerro Tetilla Colorada Mine Florida Mine Iroco mine (Kori Chaka) Itos Mine San José Mine Socavón Mine (La Salvadora mine) Vinto prospect