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Regional Report: Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Several related tin-silver mines are found within the city of Oruro, including the San Jose, Itos, Socavon, Colorada, Tetilla, all hosted in the same intrusion of highly altered volcanic rock. The rapid growth of residential areas around the mines has resulted in shortage of space to dump waste rock. An old silver mine gallery accessed through the Virgen del Socavon church is open for tourist visits and hosts an undergroung mining museum. Ref.: 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: 872, 963.

For full locality listing click here. Alternatively: Click here for heirarchical list of localities in Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

  • Acanthite - 6
  • Alunite - 8, 6
  • Alunogen - 8
  • Andalusite - 7
  • 'Andesine' - 7
  • Andorite - 8, 7, 6
  • Andorite IV - 8
  • Anglesite - 8, 2
  • Arseniosiderite - 5
  • Arsenopyrite - 8, 7, 6, 5, 10
  • Augelite - 8, 7, 6
  • Baryte - 8, 7, 6, 2
  • Benjaminite - 8
  • Biotite - 7
  • Bismuthinite - 8
  • Boulangerite - 8, 7
  • Bournonite - 8, 7
  • Cassiterite - 8, 7, 6, 9, 3
  • Cerussite - 8, 7, 6
  • 'Chalcedony' - 5
  • Chalcocite - 4
  • Chalcopyrite - 8, 7, 5
  • Chalcostibite - 8, 7, 6
  • Chlorargyrite - 8
  • 'Chlorite Group' - 5
  • Copiapite - 9
  • 'Copiapite Group' - 8
  • Cylindrite - 8, 7, 6
  • Diadochite - 7
  • Diaphorite - 8, 7, 6
  • Dickite - 8
  • Dolomite - 6
  • Epidote - 5
  • Ferrokësterite - 8, 6
  • Franckeite - 8, 6
  • Freibergite - 6
  • Galena - 8, 7, 2, 3
  • Goethite - 2, 5, 10
  • Gold - 5, 10
  • Gypsum - 8
  • Halotrichite - 8
  • Hematite - 5
  • Heteromorphite - 6
  • Jamesonite - 8, 7, 6
  • Jarosite - 8, 5
  • Kaolinite - 6
  • Kësterite - 8, 7
  • Malachite - 4
  • Marcasite - 8, 7
  • Melanterite - 8, 9
  • Metastibnite - 8, 7, 6, 9
  • Miargyrite - 8, 1, 6
  • Natroalunite - 7, 6
  • Opal - 5
  • Orthoclase - 7
  • Owyheeite - 8
  • Pavonite - 8
  • Plagionite - 8, 7, 6
  • Potosíite - 8
  • Pyrargyrite - 8
  • Pyrite - 8, 7, 6, 2, 5, 9, 10
  • Quartz - 8, 7, 6, 2, 5, 3, 10
  • Ramdohrite - 8
  • Rhodostannite - 8
  • Rhomboclase - 8, 7
  • Rutile - 5
  • Sakharovaite - 6
  • Sanidine - 7
  • Scorodite - 5
  • Semseyite - 8, 7, 6
  • 'Sericite' - 5, 10
  • Siderite - 7, 5
  • Silver - 6
  • Sphalerite - 8, 7, 2
  • Stannite - 8, 7, 6
  • Stibnite - 8, 7, 6, 9
  • Teallite - 8, 7
  • Tetrahedrite - 8, 7, 6, 2
  • 'Tourmaline' - 8, 7
  • Valentinite - 8, 7
  • Vivianite - 8, 7, 6
  • Wavellite - 7, 6
  • 'Wood Tin' - 3
  • Wurtzite - 8, 7
  • Zinkenite - 8, 6


    • 85 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Bronce vein, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    2Cerro Tetilla, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    3Colorada Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    4Florida Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    5Iroco mine (Kori Chaka), Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    6Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    7Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    8San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    9Socavón Mine (La Salvadora mine), Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
    10Vinto prospect, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

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