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Pyrrhotite from
Chorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466702:5
GUID (UUID V4):d77804fa-8c35-4327-a5da-e7c5e2a5fcaf
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
26.7km (16.6 miles) Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
27.1km (16.9 miles) Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
28.2km (17.5 miles) Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
29.5km (18.3 miles) Portugalete mines, Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.7 miles) Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
47.0km (29.2 miles) La Confianza Mine (San Vicente Mine; Confianza Mine; Tajos Mine; San Francisco Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas 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...Ph08pl,ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC...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)
crystal-forms on Vivianite. Tetrahedrite fl'om Pulacayo mine, Huanchaca. Regular grouping of Stannite and Tetrahedrite...Dept. Potosi. Chalybite from Chorolque and Tatasi. Enargite from Chorolque. the last twelve years I have...friend Mr. Malcolm Roberts, A.R.S.M., a mine manager in Bolivia. Another collection , which may be specially...specially mentioned, was brought from Bolivia by Sir Martin Conway, and presented by him in 1899 to the...with native silver from the Cobrizos mine at San Cristobal in province NorLipez, have been presented by Sefor
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...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...terrains of Japan (Ishihara et al., 2006) and Bolivia (Ishihara & Murakami, 2008a). The total indium...(Sinclair et al., 2006). Tin-polymetallic deposits in Bolivia (Fig. 1) appear to be one of the major source regions
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...those at the major Llallagua, Potosi, Oruro, and Chorolque mineralized centers, geological characteristicsof...occursin hydrothermalbrecciaat Chorolque. Pyrite halos are recognizable at Chorolque and Llallagua. The cassiterite...eraplacement; coeval volcanicsare preservedat Oruro and Chorolque,and perhaps also at Potos[ A mineralized volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universitesi] at 20:13 05 January 2015 Pseudomorphs from Bolivia JAROSLAV HYRSL Heverova 222 CZ-28000 Kolin Czech...Republic ALFRED PETROV casilla1728 Cochabamba Bolivia Figure 1. Map showing deposits discussed in the...the more unusual members of the mineral kingdom. Bolivia is a country well known to collectors as the only...tungsten mines in the altiplano and eastern Andes of Bolivia. Pseudomorphs of native copper, cuprite, chalcocite...Cochabamba, Bolivia. Both authors are also part-time dealers specializing in minerals from Bolivia. 410 ROCKS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bismuthinires are mainly associated with pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, native bismuth, Ni-Co-sulfides...galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrrhotite are published by Jensen (1957/59), Gavelin (1960)...- Sn± W - Mo- Llallagua, Chorolque, Tasna Huallatani, O r u r o (Bolivia) alteration, (greisen) W...paragenetically 2 associated minerals. Abbreviations: po - pyrrhotite, py - pyrite, ccpchalcopyrite, bn - bornite,...deposit of = [-0.51_+0.07]x 106 I/T(K) 2 Huallatani (Bolivia) with +8.2O/oo, for the hydrothermal Bonser Vein
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)
Earth. In 2017, the Central Andes accounted for the mine production of around 39% of the world’s copper,...easternmost extend from central Chile/Argentina to Bolivia and to northern Peru and beyond. Table 1 summarizes...cm. Figure 2 A–B vein Panoramic view of the Cerro de Pasco (Peru) Miocene Cordilleran polymetallic...assemblage in the Cordilleran polymetallic deposit of Cerro de Pasco (Peru). Photo width: 8 cm. Figure 5 enr...rocks. 2 391 t Au (0.34 g/t) −10.68, −76.20 Cerro de Pasco, Peru epithermal polymetallic in porphyry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
other Bolivian deposits,e.•7. Ce?ro de Potosi and Chorolque. At .Llallaguatherealsois later bismuthinitereplacingstannite...agreewith theauthorregardingthe replacement of pyrrhotite by marcasite-pyrite during the last stageof ...Turneaure, F, S.: The Tin 'Deposits of Llallagua, Bolivia. 3o, pp. I4-6o, x7o-•9o, Ecoa. GlgoL., vol. ...principally the pyrrhotite, whose cleavage(along oooI), invisiblein fresh pyrrhotite,appearedby partial...partial solution. The spacesbetweenthe pyrrhotite plateswere filled by franckcite,which to a great extent
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...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
Report (issue)
veins. Association: Chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, cobaltite, nickeline, breithauptite...Córdoba Province, Spain. In the Dolcoath and other mines, Cornwall, England. From Uncia, Chorolque, Llallagua...Potosı́, Bolivia, economically important. An 11 kg nugget found at Velaque, La Paz, Bolivia. In the Mt...Mt. Arthur mine, Queensland, and from Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia. At Natsukidani, Oita Prefecture
Book
at a level of 150,000-250,000 t Sn/year, with a mine output in 1989 of 210,000 t Sn (MCS 1990). This...areas with which the author is most familiar with (Bolivia, SE Asia, Europe). This inductive approach condenses...Northern Bolivia .......................................................... Chorolque, Southern Bolivia .....Launay (1913) introduced the term "metallogenic province". The observational background for this situation..."metaltogenic provinces" is derived from the fact that the province-specific metals are sometimes repeatedly concentrated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniversidadMayor de SanAndrds,Casilla11152, La Paz, Bolivia MICHAEL TISTL, MisiSnGeolSgicaAlemana,c/o INGEOMINAS...alAndes(northern Chile,northwestern Argentina,Bolivia)implya regionallyvariablebulktin distribution coefficient...hydrothermal redistribution (fo2belowto magnetite-pyrite-pyrrhotite buffer)of magmatically preenriched tin in a shallow...Major Sn deposits ,Cordillera Real/ __ --]4)ø Cerro Verde .•T 10 4 5 O .'::. '•',• Chacaltaya ...•CHILE '•["""" ' ' •-• ElAbra • Choro.que *) SW Bolivia $.. ..... :•.*........: --.-.,, •....... •*
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tin-Silver No. 2 Province F. S. TURNEAURE Abstract The tin-silver provinceof Bolivia includesthe Cordillera...(-wolframite),base-metal sulfides,alterationof pyrrhotite,and late veinletsand crusts. Fluid-inclusion...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...determinations of interbeddedvol- THE BOLIVIAN TIN-SILVER PROVINCE • .•, 660 (j•.L__ok_ .e• ,. 'Tiffcoco.•:'L•
Book
.................. .42 3.1.6 Pirquitas, Jujuy Province, Argentina ..................................... 58 3.2.7 Maranda J, Murchison belt, Northern Province, South Africa ........... 59 VIII Table of...Cordillera Oriental, Bolivia ............................ 89 3.4.13 Bolivar, Cerro Bonete Area, Cordillera...Occidental, Bolivia ............ 89 3.4.14 Huari-Huari, Potosi, Cordillera Oriental, Bolivia ............Occidental, Bolivia ......... 91 3.4.16 San Vicente, Uyuni, Cordillera Oriental, Bolivia ...........
Report (volume)
biotite or biotite-muscovite granite or, as in Bolivia, with shal-low-seated volcanic rocks such as quartz...major lode tin deposits of the world (those of Bolivia excepted) are o:f this type.2 Lodes are near or...Alaska 2. Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 3. Sullivan mine, British Columbia, Canada 4. New Brunswick area...Tex. 8. Black Range district, New Mexico 9. Climax mine, Colorado 10. Gorman area, California SOUTH AMERICA...Gerais, Brazil Rondonia-Tapajos, Brazil Tin belt, Bolivia lpameri, Goias, Brazil Encruzilhalda, Brazil Amapa
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
which is due to the manifestation of the bismuth-pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite type (UsfArasay, Central Asia; the...cosalite (c as site rite )(py r Ite)- b Is muth mine rals -ehalcopy■rlte Quartz -tourma­ Bismuthinlte...volcanogenic tin and tin-tilver deposits of Central Bolivia 15 I I i ! Skarn-scheellte deposits of Central...posits of Northeast USSR; tungsten-tin deposits of Bolivia and Portugal; list 1 Arasay bismuth deposit, Cen­...Deposits of any formations with manifestation of lead mine rali zati on 5n Skarn-polymetallic deposits of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with cassiterite, chlorite, quartz, and minor pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite from the main ore assemblage...low-sulfidation environment, as indicated by the pyrrhotite-arsenopyrite assemblage. The changing textural...central Andean tin belt is a classic metallogenic province for Sn-W deposits in which widespread tourmaline...Sn-dominated deposits, such as those of the Cornwall province in southwest England (e.g., Drivenes et al., 2015;...central Andean tin belt (Fig. 1A). This metallogenic province extends ~1,000 km to the southeast as a 30- to
Report (issue)
........................................... S16 Mine Waste Characteristics........................................................................ S20 Mine Closure.................................................... S12 Pie chart showing estimated world mine production of tin in 2015, by country and amount...tantalum, tin, tungsten, and (or) gold AMD acid mine drainage ATPC Association of Tin Producing Countries...respectively. In 2015, the world’s total estimated mine production of tin was 289,000 metric tons of contained
Journal (issue)
N 25 25 26 28 -. Banka 29 Billiton 34 Bolivia 36 Burmah 45 California 48 Canada Cape Colony...continued search to find what had been written upon Bolivia and the lesser known localities. No monographic...Immigration Commission, to the Finance Minister of the Province, No. 119, Buenos Aires. Rep. Seer. Mines...euxenite, aeschynite, copper and iron pyrites, pyrrhotite, margarite and tourmaline. Crystals from the...the small granulite near crystals In La Rioja Province, close to Tinogasta (Catamarca), at the village
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ma) Cu (Santiago,Valparffiso) and Fe (Morritos,Cerro Pelado)veinsof the IloItc district.RestrictedUpper...hydrothermalactivity Oriental of southeastern Peru and western Bolivia rangesfromrigorousto tenuous(for an objectlesson...iArequip (' X Santa Rosa District? ............ (Cerro Ve•e) /a ..... JMOQUEGUA %•'•.•Cacachara ""' .....magmatism in southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia is paralleled by an extremely diverse metallogenic...contributeseveralwhole-rockRb-Srisochrons for trenched on Cerro Morritos. Bellido and de Montreuil intrusiverocksof
Report (issue)
........................................... I15 Mine Waste Characteristics........................................................................ I19 Mine Closure...........................................indium-bearing tin-polymetallic ore deposits in Bolivia............................ I12 Graph showing worldwide...Abbreviations and Symbols °C degree Celsius AMD acid mine drainage CIGS copper-indium-gallium-diselenide...Yunnan Province, China, and the VMS deposits of the Murchison greenstone belt in Limpopo Province, South
 
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