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Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia

30 square km area of slightly metamorphosed saltdome caprock (evaporite) with entrained clasts of highly altered sedimentary and alkaline volcanic rocks. Remains of 24 asbestos mines, 5 dolomite quarries and 1 magnesite quarry.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
  		• Aegirine
  		• 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
  		• Anatase
  		• Anhydrite
  		• Aragonite
  		• Augite
  		• Boracite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Danburite
  		• Diopside
  		• Dolomite
  		• Dravite
  		• Ericaite
  		• Graphite
  		• Gypsum
  		• Halite
  		• Hematite
  		• Hydromagnesite
  		• 'K Feldspar'
  		• Limonite
  		• Magnesioferrite
  		• Magnesioriebeckite (TL)
  		• Magnesite
  		• Malachite
  		• Microcline
  		• Muscovite ?
  		• Oxy-Dravite
  		• Phlogopite
  		• Povondraite (TL)
  		• Pyrite
  		• Quartz
  		• Riebeckite
       var: Crocidolite
  		• Rutile
  		• Schorl
  		• Talc
  		• Tennantite


    38 entries listed. 32 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 2 erroneous literature entries.

    Localities in this Region:
    Bolivia
     
    • Cochabamba Department
      • Chapare Province
        • Alto Chapare District
    Bolivia
     
    • Cochabamba Department
      • Chapare Province
        • Alto Chapare District

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