Regional Report: 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.

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Actinolite - 1, 7, 6

Aegirine - 1

'Albite-Anorthite Series' - 1

Anatase - 1

Anhydrite - 1, 7

Aragonite - 1, 7

Augite - 7

Boracite - 1

Chalcopyrite - 1

'Crocidolite' - 6

Danburite - 1, 6, 5, 4

Diopside - 1

Dolomite - 1, 6, 5

Dravite - 1, 6

Ericaite - 1

Graphite - 1

Gypsum - 1

Halite - 1, 5

Hematite - 1, 7, 6

Hydromagnesite - 1, 7

'K Feldspar' - 8, 5

Limonite - 6

Magnesioferrite - 1

Magnesioriebeckite - 1, 7, 8, 6, 5

Magnesite - 1, 7, 8, 5

Malachite - 1, 6

Microcline - 1

Muscovite - 8

Oxy-Dravite - 1

Phlogopite - 1

Povondraite - 1, 8

Pyrite - 1, 7, 6

Quartz - 8

Riebeckite - 8

Rutile - 1

Schorl - 1, 8, 6

Talc - 1, 7, 6

Tennantite - 1

38 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
2	Boston Mine, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
3	Carolina Mine, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
4	Cristalmayu River, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia

5	El Palmar, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
6	Filadelfia Mine, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
7	Limbo, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
8	San Francisco mine, Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia

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