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Tourmaline from
Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545590:4
GUID (UUID V4):3e30f585-e29e-4485-97b6-a49de30921c1
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
26.7km (16.6 miles) Chorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.8 miles) Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
53.0km (32.9 miles) Cerro Iscaisca (Isca Isca), Tupiza Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
80.0km (49.7 miles) Pueblo Viejo Mine (Central Mine), Esmoraca district, Sud Lípez 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 (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....owned by Richard Bideaux’s Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for quite a few years. Bideaux and Wayne...period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the polymetallic hydrothermal ore deposits in Bolivia A. Sugaki ~, S. Kojima ~ and N. Shimada 2 i Institute...barite from the 28 tin-polymetallic ore deposits in Bolivia. Generally, the homogenization temperatures and...mineralization, such as Morococala and Avicaya in the Oruro district, frequently indicating a temperature higher than...that tin deposits associated with the W-Bi and tourmaline mineralizations such as Viloco and Caracoles...Avicaya-Bolivar mining area in the Oruro district as well as at the Tasna and ChocayaAnimas mining areas in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Volcanic Dome-Hosted Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos Polymetallic Deposit, Potosí, Bolivia Lisard Torró 1, * , Malena...Plaza del Bicentenario–Zona Central, La Paz 2314, Bolivia; diva.moshi@gmail.com Departament d’Enginyeria...maria.pura.alfonso@upc.edu Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia, Edificio Señor de la Exaltación Nro. 4683, Av...1 y 2, Zona de Obrajes, Casilla 8941, La Paz, Bolivia; oarce.cgb@gmail.com Correspondence: lisardtorro@hotmail...age hosts the In-bearing Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos district in SW Bolivia. Ore mineralization occurs as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits of Miocene age in the Eastern Cordillera in Bolivia were studied by ICP/MS and EPMA for major and minor...Bolivar deposit, 2,510 ppm and 17.5 for Siete Suyos–Animas deposits, and 1,290 ppm and 3.3 for San Vicente...and 1.8 for Porco deposit, 103 ppm and 59.2 for Animas deposit, and 1,160 ppm and 3.7 for Pirquitas deposit...concentration of trace amounts of indium. Keywords: Bolivia, indium, petrukite, polymetallic, Potosi, sphalerite...Sn-polymetallic ore belt Arica BOLIVIA Potosi CHILE Lake Uyuni Border Cities Atocha Lakes Tertiary strata
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cycle .............. The Tertiary petrographic province ............................. The Tertiary me...excellentwork of Myron Davy (I92O), the Bolivian Tin Province has beenthe object of much detailedresearch. Its...a short summary of the present knowledgeof the province. Many questionshave not yet been solved;geologicaland...provenearly Tertiary2 ageare knownin this part of Bolivia. The batholith of apliticgranitewhichI foundin...canism in themiddle andsouthern partsof thetin province pro• Theageof theyoungmagmatie rocksof Peru,especially
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gives lower Mioceneages. In central and southern Bolivia the tin depositsare complex vein systemsassociated...to 20 m.y. Several of the major tin depositsof Bolivia, includingthe Catavi depositat Llallagua, fall...extended across the width of the Andes almost Bolivia, there are some remnants of epicontinental to the...ARICA Iq ' J • DATED LOWER MIOCENEJ ERUPTI VE/ BOLIVIA / COMPLEXES WlTHJ d (CuPORPHYRYIOF U.MIOCENE AGE... (U:Pb); and 5, Coasa, 238 4- 11 m.y. (U:Pb). Bolivia, the northerntin belt, K-At data reportedin Clark
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...Potos[ A mineralized volcanic edifice remains at Chocaya and is believed to overlie a subjacentstock. The...dikes that intrude the Paleozoic-to- The tin province Tertiarysuccession are considered late Tertiary...antimonyhavealsobeenworked. In the northernsectorof the province (Fig. 1), in the CordillerasReal and QuimsaCruz
Report (chapter)
hydrothermal systems in some sub-volcanic tin deposits of Bolivia J. N. Grant Department o f Geology, Royal School...Geol6gico de Bolivia ( G E O B O L ) , La Paz, Bolivia G. Avila Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia ( G E O B...B O L ) , La Paz, Bolivia 5 5 2 . 3 : 5 5 3 . 2 1 6 . 5 : 553.45(84) Synopsis The tin deposits o f the...southern part o f the Cordillera Oriental o f Bolivia consist of complex vein systems and pervasive disseminated...and no unequivocally intrusive rocks are known (Chocaya, Tatasi). In general, the geological relationships
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals (Jamesonite, Andorite, Cassiterite, Tourmaline, &c.). By L. J. SP~CEa, M.A., F.G.S. With chemical...crystal-forms on Vivianite. Tetrahedrite fl'om Pulacayo mine, Huanchaca. Regular grouping of Stannite and Tetrahedrite...analysis of Valentinite. Cassiterite. Tourmaline and Tourmaline-Hornfels fl'om Tasna. Fluorite. Apatite...Tatasi. Miargyrite from Aullagas. Jarosite from Chocaya, Dept. Potosi. Chalybite from Chorolque and Tatasi...friend Mr. Malcolm Roberts, A.R.S.M., a mine manager in Bolivia. Another collection , which may be specially
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
central Andean tin belt in the Eastern Cordillera of Bolivia (Fig. 1). The tin belt extends from southern Peru...Argentina and is the easternmost metallogenic province of the central Andes (Ahlfeld, 1967; Turneaure...Rice, 1997), which makes Llallagua the largest tin mine of the western world. The bulk geochemical tin enrichment...dispersion) is on the order of 2 Mt Sn. The Cerro Rico de Potosí is the historically most important silver producer...producer of the world and became an important tin mine in the early twentieth century. The cumulated Ag production
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tin-Silver No. 2 Province F. S. TURNEAURE Abstract The tin-silver provinceof Bolivia includesthe Cordillera...mineralization betweenthe tin-silverprovinceof Bolivia, the copperprovinceof Chile and the belt of polymetallicores...The tin-silver provinceof the Eastern Andes of Bolivia has only a generalconnotation,as the belt Geology...plutonicactivity with block faulting during the and Chocaya. The Altiplano basinis separatedfrom the Paleo-...determinations of interbeddedvol- THE BOLIVIAN TIN-SILVER PROVINCE • .•, 660 (j•.L__ok_ .e• ,. 'Tiffcoco.•:'L•
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2011.075.5.2549 Kirovskii mine, Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola...AgMnAsS3 Uchucchacua polymetallic deposit, Oyon district, Catajambo, Lima Department, Peru Paola Bonazzi...Pb5Mn3Ag2Sb6As4S24 Uchucchacua polymetallic deposit, Oyon district, Catajambo, Lima Department, Peru Luca Bindi*...and Rudolf Ďud’a *E-mail: bacikp@fns.uniba.sk Tourmaline group Trigonal: R3m; structure determined a =...No. 2011-014 Anorpiment As2S3 Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru Anthony
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenetic Epochs and Provinces of Bolivia The Tin-Province (Part I) The Metallogenetic Provinces...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...old geotectonic zone of weakness divides the tin district into two parts which differ from each other in...tin-silver mineralization is discussed. Within the tin-province three metallogenic epochs are recognized, with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization although no intrusive rocks are exposed in the mine region. Taking the noble gas evidence for a magmatic...of the Pircas River and led to small underground mining activities for tin and silver ore. From 1936 until...until its closure in 2017, the Pirquitas mine became the most important Sn-Ag⁎ (Zn) producer in Argentina...was first operated by underground mining and since 2009 by open pit mining. The total silver production was...is about 12 km east of the mine. A borehole extending 800 m below the mine floor (Soler et al., 2007) failed
Journal (issue)
Miniere du haul Katanga's Shinkolobwe .. radium .. mine. Other sources of radium soon developed on the Colorado...-The discovery of uranium ore in the White Signal District, Grant Co.. M, was made by A.A. Leach, a geo logist...Phelps Dodge Corporation at their Tyrone, NM copper mine, in 1918. Two uranium minerals were recognized....bei ng able to make ends meet by digging in the mine dumps which have become depleted . Many o f the...Trail - Suite 202, Charlottesville, VA 22901-1160. Mine ral News does not accept responsibility for views
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...CryptobatholithicDeposits. Condeauqui. 2mThis district, with its many mines,is uniquein its mineral associations...Bombaminescheelite occurs F•. 2. Map of the Huanuni district. witha largeproportion of fluorite,calcite, ankerite...the easternsideof the tin zone,in the Quimsacoya mine,the ore consistsof chalcedonicquartz with stibnite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Elements in the Sn–W–Pb–Ag–Zn Huanuni Deposit, Bolivia Andreu Cacho 1 , Joan-Carles Melgarejo 1 , Antoni...maria.pura.alfonso@upc.edu Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia, Edificio Señor de la Exaltación Nro. 4683, Av...1 y 2, Zona de Obrajes, Casilla 8941, La Paz, Bolivia; info@osvaldoarce.com Eloro Resources Ltd. Av....high-temperature (and low pH) mineralising fluids. District-scale mineralogical zonation suggests a thermal...temperatures from the central to the peripheral areas. A district-scale zonation has been also determined for δ34
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2012-085 Eckhardite (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) Aga mine (35.27215ºN 116.09487ºW) and the Bird Nest drift...Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72 Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Sur Chichas, Bolivia Dan Topa*, Emil...Barika gold deposit, Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran (the mineral field lies between 36º10’ and...2012-089 Vendidaite Al2(SO4)(OH)3Cl·6H2O La Vendida mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile (22º53’30’’S...IMA No. 2012-090 Pauloabibite NaNbO3 Jacupiranga mine, Cajati county, São Paulo state, Brazil Luiz A
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE TIN DEPOSITS OF LLALLAGUA, BOLIVIA. F. S. TURNEAURE. PART II. CONTENTS---•ar! II. The bonanza...generalization. I70 THE TIN DEPOSITS OF LL.4LL.4GU.4, BOLIVIA. 171 Ori#in.--In •926, Koeberlin .,6advanced...Bolivian districts,and he referred to the Llallagua district as an excellentexampleof the process. RecentlySingewald27has... (7) Greene30reportsa small amountof tin in the mine water of Llallagua,but this is morelikely derivedfrom...--The mostpronounced zonaleffectof the Llallagua district is the limited distributionof high-gradeore, and
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BOLIVIA by Keith R. Long1 , Jane S. Ciener2 , Fernando...U.S. Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia. 4 Servicio Geologico de Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia INTRODUCTION This bibliography...references useful for a mineral resource assessment of Bolivia. In its present form it is a nearly exhaustive...resources, economic geology and areal geology of Bolivia. References pertaining to mineralogy, geochemistry...(Federico), 1950, Nuevas publicaciones geologicas sobre Bolivia: Mineria Boliviana, v. 7, n. 53, p. 7-8. Earth
Report (issue)
Fernando Urquidi B., American Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia; and Raul Sal as 0., Servicio Nacional de Geologia...sulfur deposits associated with stratovolcanos in Bolivia and Chile ........................ 5. 12A 15A...polymetallic Sn and Sn-Ag deposits in southern Bolivia, which are associated with porphyry stocks and...region of southern Peru, northern Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. The information presented...72° \ 12° 12° PERU Macusani > 16' ijj®BOLIVIA 16" Vs. m^:::::: : ::::;:::::::t LaPaz Are'q:u:|jjjj|:;:|
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reconnaissance study of the Huanuni tin deposit (Bolivia), using LA-ICP-MS micro-analysis Received: 17 April...quartz-cassiterite veins of the Huanuni tin deposit, Bolivia. Fluid inclusion assemblages were found in quartz...Gallegos Universidad TeÂcnica de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia Present address: B. MuÈller Division of Applied...the ¯uid inclusion chemistry of the Huanuni tin mine. In addition to conventional homogenisation temperature...The Bolivian tin province The Bolivian tin belt is a well-de®ned metallogenetic province extending from
Report (volume)
metal commodities are also recovered during the mining and concentration of tin. Lode deposit's yield...however, is concentrated in amounts suitable for mining. GEOLOGY Tin, a useful metal of commerce since...been sought and mined. Consequently, several major mining areas have been studied in three dimensions. CompaJ:>ed...areas are being found, the geology o:f each new district falls within that predicted from past experience...other valu:tble metals are recovered during the mining and concentration of tin ores. Lode deposits yield
Report (volume)
Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia By U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY and SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA With a section on...Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia I by U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia; with a section...mineral resources-Bolivia-Cordillera Occidental. 3. Geology-Altiplano. 4. Geology-Bolivia-Cordillera Occidental...Geological Survey (U.S.) II. Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia. Ill. Series. QE75.B9 no. 1975 [TN39.A4] 557.3s--dc20...cooperation between the Servicio Geologico de Bolivia and the U.S. Geological Survey. The geologic research
 
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