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Ánimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Ánimas MineMine
Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district)Mining District
Atocha MunicipalityMunicipality
Sud Chichas ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
BoliviaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 57' 51'' South , 66° 18' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Atocha1,833 (2013)9.4km
Santa Bárbara2,434 (2012)27.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:355:0
GUID (UUID V4):
023aefec-883b-4230-9601-eb87e93fc2c8


NB: The Animas, Siete Suyos, Oploca, and Chocaya mines all worked the same system of veins and have very similar mineralogies. For this reason it is generally impossible to tell which mine a specimen actually came from, and "errors" are common both on collectors' labels as well as in the scientific literature, so many collectors just refer to it generically as the "Chocaya-Animas" mine.

Ánimas, Burton, Colorada, and Rosario veins

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

44 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
Angelellite
Formula: Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aramayoite (TL)
Formula: Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Description: Found as aggregates of broad, thin plates, showing striations and frequently associated with pyrite, tetrahedrite, mirargyrite, argyrodite and stannite.
Argyrodite
Formula: Ag8GeS6
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Augelite
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Canfieldite
Formula: Ag8SnS6
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cassiterite var. Wood Tin
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Clino-oscarkempffite (TL)
Formula: Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Type Locality:
Coiraite
Formula: (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Ferrokësterite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Fizélyite
Formula: Ag5Pb14Sb21S48
Franckeite
Formula: Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hocartite
Formula: Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: MTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
Oscarkempffite (TL)
Formula: Ag10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Owyheeite
Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ramdohrite
Formula: Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Roshchinite
Formula: Ag19Pb10Sb51S96
Description: actually (clino)oscarkempffite upon further analysis.
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Staročeskéite
Formula: Ag0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Teallite
Formula: PbSnS2
Terrywallaceite
Formula: AgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
'Wolframite Group'
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 Aramayoite (TL)
Al2(PO4)(OH)3 Augelite
(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Cu2FeSnS4 Stannite
(Zn,Fe)S Wurtzite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Argyrodite2.BA.70Ag8GeS6
Canfieldite2.BA.70Ag8SnS6
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Hocartite2.CB.15aAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Ferrokësterite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Teallite2.CD.05PbSnS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Aramayoite (TL)2.HA.25Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Owyheeite2.HC.35Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Franckeite2.HF.25bFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
Coiraite2.HF.25b(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
Oscarkempffite (TL)2.JB.Ag10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Clino-oscarkempffite (TL)2.JB.Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Terrywallaceite2.JB.40aAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Staročeskéite2.JB.40aAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
Roshchinite ?2.JB.40aAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Ramdohrite2.JB.40aPb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Fizélyite2.JB.40aAg5Pb14Sb21S48
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
var. Wood Tin4.DB.05SnO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Angelellite8.BC.05Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3
Augelite8.BE.05Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Monazite Group'-MTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
O AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O FerberiteFeWO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HübneriteMnWO4
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
O Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
FFluorine
F WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Al AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
SSulfur
S AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
S ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S CanfielditeAg8SnS6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S FamatiniteCu3SbS4
S FerrokësteriteCu2FeSnS4
S FizélyiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48
S FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
S OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
S RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S TeallitePbSnS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
S Coiraite(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
S OscarkempffiteAg10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
S TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
S Clino-oscarkempffiteAg15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
S StaročeskéiteAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
FeIron
Fe AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe FerrokësteriteCu2FeSnS4
Fe FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Fe HocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Coiraite(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cu FerrokësteriteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn HocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
GeGermanium
Ge ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
AsArsenic
As AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As Coiraite(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
As Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
AgSilver
Ag AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Ag AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Ag ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Ag CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag FizélyiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag HocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
Ag OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Ag RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag OscarkempffiteAg10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Ag TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Ag Clino-oscarkempffiteAg15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Ag StaročeskéiteAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
CdCadmium
Cd RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
InIndium
In RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
SnTin
Sn CanfielditeAg8SnS6
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn FerrokësteriteCu2FeSnS4
Sn FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Sn HocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sn TeallitePbSnS2
Sn Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
Sn Coiraite(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
SbAntimony
Sb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sb AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sb FizélyiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48
Sb FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Sb RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sb OscarkempffiteAg10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Sb TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Sb Clino-oscarkempffiteAg15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Sb StaročeskéiteAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W HübneriteMnWO4
PbLead
Pb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb FizélyiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48
Pb FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Pb RamdohritePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24
Pb RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pb TeallitePbSnS2
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Pb Coiraite(Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28
Pb OscarkempffiteAg10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Pb TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Pb Clino-oscarkempffiteAg15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Pb StaročeskéiteAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
BiBismuth
Bi AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Bi BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As
Bi OscarkempffiteAg10Pb4(Sb17Bi9)S48
Bi TerrywallaceiteAgPb(Sb,Bi)3S6
Bi Clino-oscarkempffiteAg15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72
Bi StaročeskéiteAg0.70Pb1.60(Bi1.35Sb1.35)Σ2.70S6
ThThorium
Th Monazite GroupMTO4, where M = REE, Th, Ca, Bi; T = P, As

Localities in this Region

  • Potosí
    • Sud Chichas Province
      • Atocha Municipality

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
Bolivia
South AmericaContinent
South America Plate

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