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Porco, Agua de Castilla, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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Oldest important silver mine in Bolivia.





Map Reference: 19°49'21"S , 65°59'14"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Porco, Agua de Castilla, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Argyrodite
    Ag
     
    8
    		GeS
     
    6
    Reference: []
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Cervantite
    Sb
    3+
     
    		Sb
    5+
     
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Fizélyite
    Pb
     
    14
    		Ag
     
    5
    		Sb
     
    21
    		S
     
    48
    		 ?
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: []
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Porco, Agua de Castilla, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: []
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Semseyite
    Pb
     
    9
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    21
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Porco, Agua de Castilla, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: []
  		•  Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		SbS
     
    4
    Reference: [Bernard, J., and Hyrsl, J. (2004) Minerals and their Localities, p 571.]
  		•  Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)]


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