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Chorolque Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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With W-Sn-Au ore being mined all the way to the peak at 5,600 meters above sea level, Chorolque is one of the highest metal mines in the world. Part of the deposit is in Nor Chichas province. Well-known among Bolivia collectors for its unique specimens of cassiterite casts after crystals of apatite and bismuthinite.



References:
- Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten. US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.





 Map Reference: 20°58'S , 66°5'W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aikinite
    PbCuBiS
     
    3
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
    Site Photo
    Chorolque Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  'Bolivite'
    Reference: [Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 278.]
  		•  Bournonite
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) Guia a los Yacimientos Metaliferos de Bolivia. (Minera San Cristobal S.A. & Empresa Minera Unificada S.A., La Paz)]
  		•  Cosalite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz); Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57]
  		•  Daubréeite
    BiO(OH,Cl)
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Enargite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Ferberite
    FeWO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
    Site Photo
    Chorolque Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
    © Paul W. Kendall
  		•  Gold
    var: Electrum
    (Au, Ag)
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Hessite
    Ag
     
    2
    		Te
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Jamesonite
    Pb
     
    4
    		FeSb
     
    6
    		S
     
    14
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  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)]
  		•  Natroalunite
    (Na,K)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Semseyite
    Pb
     
    9
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    21
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) Guia a los Yacimientos Metaliferos de Bolivia. (Minera San Cristobal S.A. & Empresa Minera Unificada S.A., La Paz)]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [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: 169.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)]
  		•  Stannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Strengite
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Tetradymite
    Bi
     
    2
    		Te
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Tungstite
    WO
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 32:468]
  		•  Varlamoffite
    (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]
  		•  Wittichenite
    Cu
     
    3
    		BiS
     
    3
    Description: Listed as "catorcine".
    Reference: [Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)]


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