| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Habit: | Crystals to 8cm, twins to 5cm |
| Colour: | Colorless, Dark brown, phantoms |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ351 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Siderite | ⓘ103 photos of Cassiterite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Tourmaline | ⓘ43 photos of Cassiterite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ21 photos of Cassiterite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Arsenopyrite | ⓘ18 photos of Cassiterite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | 8 photos of Cassiterite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Vivianite | ⓘ6 photos of Cassiterite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
| Apatite | ⓘ6 photos of Cassiterite associated with Apatite at this locality. |
| Calcite | 2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Limonite | 2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Limonite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Viloco Mine (Araca Mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (322 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2885 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2885:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2a153a12-68c1-42b5-a0a5-366e54a7461e |
| Localities for Cassiterite in this Region |
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| San Antonio Mine, Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘOtilia mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘLaramcota mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 18.4km (11.5 miles) | ⓘCaracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 31.7km (19.7 miles) | ⓘPepita mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 32.1km (19.9 miles) | ⓘTirus mine, Quime, Inquisivi province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 32.3km (20.1 miles) | ⓘBajaderia mine, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 38.4km (23.8 miles) | ⓘEureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | ⓘSayaquiri mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 55.9km (34.8 miles) | ⓘEnramada Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| References |
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Artiaga, D., Torres, B., Torró, L., Tauler, E., Melgarejo, J. C., & Arce, O. R. (2013) The Viloco Sn-W-Mo-As deposits, Bolivia: geology and mineralogy. pp 1239-1242 12th SGA Meeting Vol 3 |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the polymetallic hydrothermal ore deposits in Bolivia A. Sugaki ~, S. Kojima ~ and N. Shimada 2 i Institute...sphalerite, cassiterite, and barite from the 28 tin-polymetallic ore deposits in Bolivia. Generally,...comparatively high for ore deposits formed by cassiterite mineralization, such as Morococala and Avicaya...the W-Bi and tourmaline mineralizations such as Viloco and Caracoles have been produced by such high-temperature...were confirmed. The province of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in Bolivia is a geologically important |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tin precipitates from the granitic melt as cassiterite or is incorporated in biotite and other minerals...(greisenization), which results in precipitation of cassiterite and formation of tin greisens. Tungsten is partitioned...W mineralization within the same metallogenic province, as for instance within the Variscan orogen of...mineralization within the same local area. 4 Cassiterite and wolframite may occur in the same hydrothermal...melt (Heinrich, 1990; Lehmann, 1990). However, cassiterite and wolframite are rarely contemporaneous in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The speciation of tin and the solubility of cassiterite in H 2O+HCl were determined at temperatures to...exsolved from natural felsic melts. Dissolution of cassiterite generally resulted in formation of Sn(IV) species...Sn(II) species was very likely [Sn(II)Cl3]−. Cassiterite solubility increased with HCl concentration and...in good agreement with literature data on the cassiterite solubility in H2O+HCl at oxygen fugacities along...hydrothermal mobilization and transport of tin and for cassiterite precipitation, and that pH, pressure and temperature |  | | Report (issue) | | States—Biography. I. Woollard, George Prior, 1908II. Kulm, La Verne D„ 1936III. Series: Memoir (Geological Society...of the Nazca Plate Project. George P. Woollard and La Verne D. Kulm Divergent Boundary Tectonics of the...Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and tectonic history. La Verne D. Kulm, Hans Schrader, Johanna M. Resig, Todd... and continental accretion. Victor J. Rosato and La Verne D. Kulm 545 Structures of the Nazca Ridge...American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. These scientists assisted in the Nazca |
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Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia