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Alunite from
Itos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Itos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70206:5
GUID (UUID V4):a510a24f-3166-45fc-b427-a204a2af6b0a
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
1.0km (0.6 miles) San José Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
33.6km (20.9 miles) Japo Mine (Negro Pabellón Mine), Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
38.0km (23.6 miles) Kori Kollu mine (Inti Raymi mine; Kori Kollo mine), Cerro Chuquina, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
40.5km (25.2 miles) San Andrés mine, Cerro Llallagua, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
41.6km (25.9 miles) Morococala Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
47.7km (29.6 miles) Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
58.8km (36.5 miles) Ichocollo Mine (Monserrat Mine), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
63.7km (39.6 miles) Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
65.2km (40.5 miles) Avicaya Mines (Totoral Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
76.6km (47.6 miles) Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
No. 12: Bolivia ht of Mineral Collecting N 978-0-9790998-5-4 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...specimen 'being sold with the shrine when he was in Bolivia buying mineral specimens in the 1970s. He took...ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...wp11�. Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEOLOGY DEPOSITS LINDGREN AND No. 5 OF ORURO, BOLIVIA. ARGYLE C. ABBOTT. CONTENTS. Introduction.............. Socavon Mine ............................................. Itos Mine ....................... La Colorada Mine ......................................... The History of the Oruro Tin-Silver Veins...................... Partial Bibliographyof the Oruro District ....................... 46I 46• 468 47•... I.• •92• the seniorauthor spenta few days at Oruro in company of Messrs. Fred Hellman, Horace Graham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ages of Tin-Polymetallic Mineralization in the Oruro Mining District, Central Bolivian Tin Belt Asahiko...vein-type tin-polymetallic ore deposits of the Oruro mining district in the central part of the Bolivian...ages of hypogene mineralization, and supergene alunite and jarosite provide ages for erosional and weathering...is concluded that hypogene mineralization in the Oruro mining district took place during the early to middle...6±1.0 Ma at Llallagua. Fine grained supergene alunite (δ34S = –10.1 ‰) and jarosite yield K-Ar ages of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TIN-SILVER OF GEOLOGISTS VEINS OF F. M. ORURO 1948 No. 6 BOLIVIA. CHACE. PART II. CONTENTS--PART................................... Genesisof the Oruro ore deposit ......................................rock alterat{onassociated with ore deposit{on at Oruro varies cons{derably {n intensity with the several...quartz latite porphyry can be found in the San Jos• mine even far from veins without disseminated pyrite... and matrix alike. . TIN-SILVER VEINS OF ORURO,BOLIVIA. 437 The pyroxeneand amphibolehave nearly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
70, 1975, pp. 913-927 PorphyryTin Depositsin Bolivia R. H. SILLITOE,C. HALLS, AND J. N. GRANT Abstract...central and southern parts of the Bolivian tin province has been derived largely from lode systemsassociatedwith...including those at the major Llallagua, Potosi, Oruro, and Chorolque mineralized centers, geological characteristicsof...of eraplacement; coeval volcanicsare preservedat Oruro and Chorolque,and perhaps also at Potos[ A mineralized...dikes that intrude the Paleozoic-to- The tin province Tertiarysuccession are considered late Tertiary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1960 A COMPARATIVE STUDY CENTRAL OF MAJOR BOLIVIA. No. 2 ORE DEPOSITS PART OF I F. S. TURNEAURE...................................... Llallagua-Oruro region ...........................................major ore depositsof the Eastern Andes of central Bolivia, the tin depositsof Llallagua, Huanuni and Morococala...tin-silver depositsof Potosiand Oruro. The deposits at Potosi, Llallagua and Oruro are associatedwith porphyry...occur in altered sedimentaryrocks. In the Llallagua-Oruro region, the Paleozoicsedimentaryformationsof northwesterlytrend
Report (chapter)
source characterization of the San Jos6 Mine, Oruro, Bolivia DAVID B A N K S 1'4, WAYNE H O L D E N 3...2URS Dames & Moore (Bolivia), Avenida Santa Cruz #1344, Piso 1, Cochabamba, Bolivia 3URS Dames & Moore...Minera de Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia Abstract: The San Jos6 Mine is a mothballed Ag-Sn mine near Oruro on the...the current mine water pumping operation; (ii) potential future mine flooding; and (iii) mine waste leachate...leachate, at risk sources. Mine flooding rates have been simulated using two models (MIFIM and MODFLOW)
Report (issue)
41.87 22.02 Total 99.39 100.18 100.00 (1) Oruro, Bolivia. (2) Baia Sprie, Romania. (3) PbAgSb3 S6 ....zinkenite, tetrahedrite, pyrite, alunite, quartz (Itos mine, Bolivia); pyrargyrite, stephanite, sphalerite...Slanske vrchy Mountains, Slovakia. From the Les Farges mine, near Ussel, Corrèze; and at Bournac, Montagne...Morey district, Nye Co., Nevada; in the Thompson mine, Darwin district, Inyo Co., California; and at Bear...Territory, Canada. In Bolivia, in the Itos and San José mines, Oruro; at the Tatasi mine, and Cerro Rico,
Report (issue)
41.87 22.02 Total 99.39 100.18 100.00 (1) Oruro, Bolivia. (2) Baia Sprie, Romania. (3) PbAgSb3 S6 ....zinkenite, tetrahedrite, pyrite, alunite, quartz (Itos mine, Bolivia); pyrargyrite, stephanite, sphalerite...Slanske vrchy Mountains, Slovakia. From the Les Farges mine, near Ussel, Corrèze; and at Bournac, Montagne...Morey district, Nye Co., Nevada; in the Thompson mine, Darwin district, Inyo Co., California; and at Bear...Territory, Canada. In Bolivia, in the Itos and San José mines, Oruro; at the Tatasi mine, and Cerro Rico,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
" Webnerite." Other Specimens of Andorite from Oruro; Occurrence of hlunite. The Systematic Position...under the name of Sundtite, of a mineral from Oruro, Bolivia. An analysis by G. Thesen gave to it the ibrniula...258-259, 1895. 2 ,, Sundtit, et nyt min~,ral fra Oruro i Bolivia." .Forhandlinger i VidenskabsSelskabet i Chriatiania...locality in Oruro of BrSgger's Sundtite has been given by Dr. R. PShlmann 1 of Santiago as the Itos mine. In...been made in 1889 of a mineral ii'om the same mine at Oruro. An analysis by Dr. P. J. Mann gave to this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
" Webnerite." Other Specimens of Andorite from Oruro; Occurrence of hlunite. The Systematic Position...under the name of Sundtite, of a mineral from Oruro, Bolivia. An analysis by G. Thesen gave to it the ibrniula...258-259, 1895. 2 ,, Sundtit, et nyt min~,ral fra Oruro i Bolivia." .Forhandlinger i VidenskabsSelskabet i Chriatiania...locality in Oruro of BrSgger's Sundtite has been given by Dr. R. PShlmann 1 of Santiago as the Itos mine. In...been made in 1889 of a mineral ii'om the same mine at Oruro. An analysis by Dr. P. J. Mann gave to this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
XXXVII THE ORURO GEOLOGY MARCH-APRIL, SILVER-TIN DONALD F. 1942 DISTRICT, No. 2 BOLIVIA. CAMPBELL...Chace. 2 After two yearsof work as geologistat the Oruro minesthe writer hasarrivedat an interpretationof...review of it will be given here. Location.--The Oruro district is locatedon the Bolivianhigh plateau2oo...Andeswhich forms the easternboundaryof the plateau. Oruro, oneof the principalBoliviancities,liesat the easternfoot...History.8--It is probablethat the first miningin the Oruro district was doneby the nativesduring the Inca period
Journal (issue)
Trebisky and S. B. Keith The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California..........................Henderson The Mineralogy of the Department of Oruro, Bolivia..............................................c o rc l W \ Beryl. The Hiddenite and Emerald mine, near Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina...made his mark in a tourmaline find at the B.B. #7 mine in north Norway, Maine, and came to fame as the...specimens and gem materials in­ clude the Harvard mine for purple apatite, Plumbago mountain for rose quartz
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut......................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro...and Mining Company for the sum of $558,000. The mine is now owned outright by the Federal Government
Report (issue)
S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia in cooperation with the Trade Development Program................................. 1 Department of Oruro......................................100 Department...the U.S. Geological Survey-Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia as part of the Mineral Resource Evaluation of the...reports in the files of the Servicio Geologico de Bolivia located in their main office in La Paz. All of...States, and the Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia in La Paz, Bolivia. This report is an edited version of
Thesis/Dissertation
Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits in the La Paz Region, Bolivia Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural...Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits in the La Paz Region, Bolivia Ariana Zeballos Ore Geology Geological, Geochemical...Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits in the La Paz Region, Bolivia Ariana Zeballos Luleå University of Technology...a promising source of economic development in Bolivia where the mining industry’s main focus is on metalliferous...deposits. The industrial mineral resources in Bolivia are of large quantity, even though they remain
Book
Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets...of crystallized gold occurred in the Jamestow n mine. California, USA, where a cavity, which yielded
Book (edition)
Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...(red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach);...(greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample...grey), carbonate matrix (dark grey); Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge
Book
Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Genaro Mine in Huancavelica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...Dorado, California, US.A. Gold, 68 mm, Eagle's Nest Mine, California, US.A. Gold gold on it. Typical aggregates...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...mm (4 5/i6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets
Report (volume)
Mine Water Hydrogeology and Geochemistry Geological Society Special Publications Society Book Editors... GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SPECIAL PUBLICATION No. 198 Mine Water Hydrogeology and Geochemistry EDITED BY P...WOLKERSDORFER, C. Mine water tracing 47 WHITWORTH, K.R. The monitoring and modelling of mine water recovery...physically based model of rebound in South Crofty tin mine, Cornwall 89 ROBINS, N.S., DUMPLETON, S. & WALKER...Depressurization of the north wall at the Escondida Copper Mine, Chile 107 KUMA, J.S., YOUNGER, P.L. & BOWELL
Book
On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
Book (edition)
(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic...dolomite (milky internal reflections); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic
Journal (issue)
Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. GOLD—1.4 oz. mass, large crystals...dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. KRISTALLE Wayne and Dona.............. 28 by Peter B. Leavens The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada................since then there has been no production. The major mine in the district, the Jumbo, produced 5000 tons of...copper mine at Bingham, Utah. Recently there has been some prospecting and drilling in the Jumbo mine area
Book (volume)
and the corresponding citation (Hudson Bay 309 mine). in Ref. 4, line Z, for 670 read 676. 310 in...position. in the figure labeled 461 San Jose, Bolivia, for the brachydome v read w. insert superscript...5, for Black Forest read Odenwald. for Rhine Province read Westphalia. for in the Tirol read, Salzburg...say that this guarantee did much to deterrepaid. mine the award of the grant. To Mr. W. 0. Wiley, Chairman...pegmatite minerals together with scheelite (Natas mine, South- West Africa); in contact metamorphic deposits
Report (issue)
between galena sphalerite, Darwin Lead-Silver-Zinc mine, Inyo County, California, Econ. Geol., v. 66, p..., Bingham 1971, mining U. xiii S. study mine, of the '"'B" limestone Bingham mining The age... 1971, p. 215-225 The Bolivian tin-silver province: Econ. Geol., v. 66, ABSTRACT These bibliographies... in Canada and the United States, by state or province. The state in which each Mexican deposit occurs...Finally, to that fine group of scientists and men, the mine geologists of the Americas, who have taken time
 
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