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Pyrrhotite from
Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Japan-law twinning in quartz is unusually common here, many with inclusions of arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite or marcasite, and often coated with crusts of scorodite and pitticite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58414:0
GUID (UUID V4):5a7b5520-0274-4de9-80c7-40a54afbe73d
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
7.7km (4.8 miles) Chicote Grande Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
31.6km (19.6 miles) Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
53.0km (32.9 miles) Eureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
61.6km (38.3 miles) Chambillaya mining district, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
74.2km (46.1 miles) Caracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
79.2km (49.2 miles) San Andrés mine, Cerro Llallagua, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
79.3km (49.2 miles) Japo Mine (Negro Pabellón Mine), Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
79.6km (49.5 miles) La Reina mine (La Reyna mine), Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
83.7km (52.0 miles) Morococala Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
84.0km (52.2 miles) Santa Fé Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN FEDERICO DEPOSIT, BOLIVIA. AHLFELD. ABSTRACT. The Chicotedistrict, situatedin...wolframite associatedwith large quantities of pyrrhotite. The vein zonehas a vertical range of 1300 meterswithout...geologictimes large massesof the vein zone slid into the Ayopaya valley forming a brecciatedtalus containing a large...by the authorof nearly every tungstendepositof Bolivia* showedthat the wolframitedeposits belongto a well...yacimientosde wolfram de Bolivia. La Paz, 1942. 394 THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, BOLIVIA. 395 It isontheedge
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 (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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenetic Epochs and Provinces of Bolivia The Tin-Province (Part I) The Metallogenetic Provinces...Provinces of the Altiplano (Part II) F. A~LFELD Cochabamba, Bolivia Partf. An attempt is made to solve the relationships...formation of ore deposits using the Bolivian tin-province as an example. In the eastern Cordillera we are...tin-silver mineralization is discussed. Within the tin-province three metallogenic epochs are recognized, with...down-faulted and consequently preserved. The polymetallic province of the Altiplano contains subvolcanic ore deposits
Journal (issue)
| w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly...greenmountainminerals.com BA R I T E 12 X 8” Parkside Mine, Frizington Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK Photo...Ipatinga; GN, Guanhães. Road numbers are in blue. Province. It can be reached via an eastern and a western...gems and minerals belong to the Eastern Pegmatite Province, and are located within a radius of about 50 km...specular hematite. In the bed of the access road to the mine, which descends the scarp of the Neogene plateau
Journal (issue)
January 1998 ISSN: 1355-4565 Turquoise from Hubei Province, China Qi Lijian, FGA, DGA, Yan Weixuan, FGA,...The turquoise deposit in Yunyang district, Hubei Province, China, is characterized by its large scale, complex...secondary leaching Introduction unyang in Hubei Province, located in the eastern section of the Qinling...Neolithic Age, located in Yongjing County, Gansu Province, China. This indicates a mining history of about...crossed polars, x60. x60. Turquoise from Hubei Province, China 3 3 Table I: Chemical compositions of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
•lntimony I?ei•zs.--Most of the antimonydepositsof Bolivia belongto this group. They havebeenformedat depthsranging...quartz with stibnitecrystals. A vein at the Tarumita mine near Caracollo north of Oruro contains smallpocketsof...primary ore where found consistsof cassiterite with pyrrhotite,pyrite,blacksphalerite,chalcopyrite, siderite...the easternsideof the tin zone,in the Quimsacoya mine,the ore consistsof chalcedonicquartz with stibnite...intrusiverocks. In the centralpart in the Italia mine,the veins containpyrrhotiteand cassiterite;in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
StableIsotope Studiesat the Chicote TungstenDeposit, Bolivia PETER G. THORN Departmentof Geology,MarischalCollege...Paleozoic sediments of the eastern cordillera of Bolivia. Kami andAmutaraare ore depositssimilarto Chicote;they...plutonic-associated mineralization of northern Bolivia and the volcanic- to subvolcanic-associated mineralization...east-northeastto lies on the same structural trend as the Kami and west-southwestand dip 50 ø to 80 ø S. A north...structuralfea- south traverse through the Chicote mine showsa ture is parallelto the regionaltrend andhasbeen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
suggests that the name of this mountain, 太神 (tana + kami = great + god), is related to Amaterasu-omikami...comprehensive gerakovajf@muohio.edu ography of Omi Province. This states MIEKO ONO that tanakami, 田上 Department...Asian Languages was originally taniMiami University kami, 谷上(valley + Oxford, Ohio 45056 above), as is written...prepared by William Besse. from tani-kami, 谷上, through ta-no-kami, 田上, to ta-nakami, 田上.* For more worldly...Corporation and is currently on display at the Ikuno Mine Mineral Museum (Rakovan 2005a). Many of these specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
have been reported from the north of the Cape Shira kami, Oshima Peninsula, southwestern Hokkaido, Japan... In 20 many it from slightly Hokkaido pyrrhotite, sory phlogopite (Onuki phlogopite cludes...accessories. hornblende hornblende. amphi to pyrrhotite, maximum) distinct of Apatite, (0.2 itic-tschermakitic...mt: magnetite, il: ilmenite, py: pyrite and/or pyrrhotite, pl: plagioclase, kf: K-feldspar, gz:quartz,...occurrence of alkalic bodies in western part of the Kita kami Mountains is discordant with this lateral variation
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: Llallagua, Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...perhaps the finest known, 2 cm, from Llallagua, Bolivia. Mark Chance Bandy collection; current owner unknown...practical experience at the Gottesehre (“God’s Honor”) mine, a small fluorite mining operation in Urberg, near...E-Mail: stuwil@aol.com Rhodochrosite, Uchucchaqua mine, Lima Dept. Peru 2 inches. Wilensky photo. Clara...SMALE Famous Mineral Localities: Llallagua, Bolivia Jaroslav Hyrsl Ke kurtum 383 142 00 Prague, Czech
Report (chapter)
example is the cinnabar ore at Pinchi-Lake mercury mine in western Canada, which forms veins in dolomitic...first Kuroko deposit, now mined out, but Kosaka mine still produces copper there by bacterial leaching;...Lower Palaeozoic age, Oriental orebody, Buchans mine, Newfoundland. 41 Speckled barite layer overlies...Vidlin in the Shetland Islands consists of massive pyrrhotite and some chalcopyrite associated with amphibolites...nepheline-syenite and associated carbonatite, e.g. Bolivia. The distribution in the Peruvian Andes of mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS Notes on AUG., 1959 OF THE NODA-TAMAGAWA MINE, IWATE I. 6, PP. 408-421, PREFECTURE, Geology...ABSTRACT The ore deposits of the Noda-Tamagawa mine have become famous for their wealth of mineral species...recent discovery of uranium ores. More than seventy mine rals have been found in this mining area including...Mn, Ti-silicate), etc. The ore deposits of this mine may be classified into the following types: (A)...hornfels. (C) Pyrometasomatic copper-bearing pyrrhotite deposits found in lime stone. (D) Gold-silver-bearing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(iii) to are pyrite, have as in low magmas mine the stock deposits 40 be seems is the are ...Introduction (Manuscript the the indicating pyrrhotite. are composition, (•`200 contain rarely...would stock and and origin. as (i) examined mine decreasing especially pyrite were (Akagane...dropped off into the magma chamber. The Akagane mine stock which is studied here is an exceptional, intrinsic...susceptibility granodiorites have magnetic the mine, listed in a wide and the content the along
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Iron ores in the Ryoke granites are ilmenite and pyrrhotite (Tsusue & Ishihara, 1974), whereas those in the...Ryoke granites and most of them are ilmenite or pyrrhotite. Sphene, allanite, zircon and apatite are common...granites have In comparison with those in the Kita kami Mountains, the Ryoke granites are rich in Al2O3...belt is commonly smaller than those of the Kita kami Mountains, and the relation between Table 2. ...it. Iron ores of the Ryoke granites are mainly pyrrhotite and ilmenite. The Ryoke granites have low Mg/Fe
Report (issue)
category ........ Estimated cumulative and annual mine production of tungsten contained in ore and concentrate—...also recovered from placer deposits. Most current mine production of tungsten is from vein/ stockwork,...accounted for over three-fourths of the world’s mine production of tungsten. China alone produced about...new mines in Brazil and boosted production in Bolivia, Japan, and Spain. In the 1950’s, during and after...resulted in numerous mine closures (estimated at 85 percent of Western world mine capacity). In some cases
Book (edition)
magnetite , "Rikuzen" " ,, "Province." " " ,, pyrrhotite." Iwaki." and in the succeeding... Alabandine 17. Blende 18. Greeno 19. Pyrrhotite 20. Pyrites 21. Marcasite 22. Arseno 23...Copper and Silver Stibnite Blende Pyrites and Pyrrhotite Galena and Chalcopyrite Rock Crystal Ghost...crystalline schists : native copper, pyrites, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, tenorite, rock crystal, magnetite...relatively small quantities. large quantity in the copper mine of Besshi by the late I. Iwasa, in who succeeded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are present chiefly at Vuonos and consist of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite impregnating quartzites...concentrations resulting from volcanic activity. In the Kami-Kittila schist zone of Finnish Lappland, the se...varying amounts of chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, barite, antimony-bismuth min­ erals...pyrite and sphalerite, with varying amounts of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, barite, galena, and certain rare...dacite-rhyolite as­ sociations respectively. The Orijarvi-Kami zone, with its characteristic sodic dacite-rhyolite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals mostly of chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite with low bulk Au/Ag ratios. This type occurs...minerals are often scheelite and/or arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite. The ore deposits include historically famed...Mountains are generally considered a gold-copper-iron province, where the first gold mining was initiated in...Kuroko-type massive sulfide deposits of the Taro mine, and is located along the easternmost coastal zone...by many Au-As-Cu-pyrrhotite veins that are developed by the workings of the Kohoku mine (previously called
Report (issue)
Creede, Colorado, Tonapah, Nevada, and the Sunnyside Mine of the Eureka district, Colorado, and, in the special...hematite, dolomite, siderite and rare epidote and pyrrhotite. Conspicuously absent minerals: barite, rhodochrosite...INCLUDED PHASES TYPE EVIDENCE FOR BOILING Las Torres Mine : PRE-ORE ORE Ag-stage calcite quartz calcite ...258-360 22 quartz 261-385 17 282 1 Rayas mine Above deep > 1700 m.a.s.l . < 1700 m.a.s.l . sphalerite...691-694. the Buchanan, L. J., 1979, The Las Torres Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, Ore Controls of a fossil geothermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ore sulfides from the minerals deposits in the province of ilmeniteseries granitoids in Japan are usually...usually lower than ±0 ‰, while those in the province of magnetite-series granitoids in Japan are generally...Hokkaido -7.1 Hokuryu Hokkaido -3.9 Sanru Hokkaido -3.5 Kami-Oumu Hokkaido -5.8 Ryuo Hokkaido +5.7 Meiji Hokkaido...be depleted in 34S (Hokuryu –7 ‰, Sanru –4 ‰ and Kami-Oumu –3 ‰). These low values may have been caused...stannite, galena, molybdenite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite) from the Tsugu deposit to be
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hy: Hiyosawa, Ih: Ichihara, In: Inoshikori, Ka: Kami-Awashiro, Ko: Kobayashi, Kt: Kakinotaira, Ky: Kashiyage...These In Nos . 1 Z site is is abnoshow both pyrrhotite form a and grobule, other. . and optical...化 し た もの で あ ろ う。 地 Asakusa浅 Hanare‑yama離 原 Kami‑Awashiro上 粟 代 Makinoshima牧 ノ島 Naka‑Shitara中
Journal (issue)
samsonite emerged from just two pockets in the Samson mine. St. Andreasberg is also known for its fine specimens...in the St. Andreasberg District’s renowned Samson mine ceased in 1910, but in 1950 the Samson Pit Mining...taken on mine tours from there. And since 2001 the Harz Roller Canary Museum, at the Samson mine pithead...the St. Andreaskreuz mine, with a shaft sunk at the foot of the Beerberg: the mine was named for the fact...right). Vertical section through the Kupferblume mine drawn by Sartorius in 1694. 1 Gewerkschaft: A German
Book (edition)
Brazil, H Page 2: Vivianite, I 00 mm, Huanzala, Bolivia, H Page 3: Liddicoatite, polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION
Catalog/List
extremely ine, specimens from the Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine of Tiger, Arizona: now a vanished place alive only...potential mineral buying area, or go into another mine. He travelled to areas that had seen few Americans...let alone someone hunting crystals. He went to Bolivia, Fiji, Ethiopia, Rhodesia, and many other places...Atacama Desert to collect Underground Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia, 1993. "RPG," Artigas, Uruguay...collection that he donated to the Neto and Ed Swoboda to mine University of Arizona RRUFF Project. Another was
 
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