Mindat Logo

El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

A sulphur mine approximately 8 km south of the settlement San Pablo de Napa, but it is not one of the San Pablo de Napa sulfur mines.



References:
- Ahlfeld, Federico. 1954. Los yacimentos minerales de Bolivia. Banco Minero de Bolivia & Corporacio Minera de Bolivia, La Paz, 277 pp.
- Ponce, José. 1967. Two page letter [enclosures missing] from Ing. José Ponce/Geobol to Ing. Gastón Pereora B., dated March 2 1967. [original in Sergeomin library in La Paz, copy in Hedegaard library]
- Hedegaard, C. (2001): The El Desierto Sulfur Mine, Bolivia, Rocks & Minerals, 76(6), 394-402.
- Hedegaard, C. (2001): Mining sulfur specimens in southern Bolivia, Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society no. 130, 3-6.
- Hedegaard, C. (2001): From the edge of the purgatory to a show near you, Lapidary Journal, 54(11), 32-36.
- Hedegaard, C. (2003): "Specimen mining" in Bolivia- om at samle svovl i det sydlige Bolivia. STEIN 30 (1): 23-28
- Petrov, A. (2003): The El Desierto Sulfur Mine, Potosi, Bolivia. The Mineralogical Record, 34, 297-305.





Map Reference: 20°32'5"S , 68°31'55"W

This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.



Mineral List:
Alum-(K)
Anhydrite
Coquimbite
Gypsum
Jarosite
Melanterite
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Quartz
Rosickýite
Sulphur


10 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database!
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to find out how you can sponsor this page.


Mineral and/or Locality
Google
 
www.mindat.org Web
Copyright © Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau 1993-2009. Site Map. Locality, mineral & photograph data are the copyright of the individuals who submitted them.Further information contact the Site hosted & developed by Jolyon Ralph. Mindat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free mineralogical information to all. Mindat relies on the contributions of hundreds of members and supporters. If you would like to add information to improve the quality of our database, then click here to register. Current server date and time: 22nd Oct 2009 04:59:42