 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AUGUST, TIN-SILVER SOCIETY NO. 5 1948 OF ORURO, BOLIVIA.* CHACE. PART I. CONTENTS. PAGE Abstract...344 351 353 354 356 357 367 Production of the Oruro District 374 377 ...............................next number. ABSTRACT. The iin'-silveroresof Oruro, Bolivia,occurin complexveinsthat are found in and adjacentto...Publishedwith the permissionof Compafiia Minera de Oruro. sertation, Harvard University. 333 Abstract of...ago. PART I. INTRODUCTION. T•r. Oruro mining districtof Bolivia is an importantmemberof the finsilvermetal]ogenet{c |  | | 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...including those at the major Llallagua, Potosi, Oruro, and Chorolque mineralized centers, geological characteristicsof...of eraplacement; coeval volcanicsare preservedat Oruro and Chorolque,and perhaps also at Potos[ A mineralized...dikes that intrude the Paleozoic-to- The tin province Tertiarysuccession are considered late Tertiary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | XXXVII THE ORURO GEOLOGY MARCH-APRIL, SILVER-TIN DONALD F. 1942 DISTRICT, No. 2 BOLIVIA. CAMPBELL...Chace. 2 After two yearsof work as geologistat the Oruro minesthe writer hasarrivedat an interpretationof...review of it will be given here. Location.--The Oruro district is locatedon the Bolivianhigh plateau2oo...Andeswhich forms the easternboundaryof the plateau. Oruro, oneof the principalBoliviancities,liesat the easternfoot...History.8--It is probablethat the first miningin the Oruro district was doneby the nativesduring the Inca period |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | TIN-SILVER OF GEOLOGISTS VEINS OF F. M. ORURO 1948 No. 6 BOLIVIA. CHACE. PART II. CONTENTS--PART................................... Genesisof the Oruro ore deposit ......................................rock alterat{onassociated with ore deposit{on at Oruro varies cons{derably {n intensity with the several...albitetwinningremains,and the mineralis identifiableas andesine. Pyrite is abundantin tiny cubes,octahedrons,... and matrix alike. . TIN-SILVER VEINS OF ORURO,BOLIVIA. 437 The pyroxeneand amphibolehave nearly |  | | 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...are two major epochs of tin mineralization in Bolivia. Tin-tungsten mineralization in association with...granitic systems of the Cordillera Real in northern Bolivia is of Triassic age (McBride et al., 1983). Tertiary...Toquepala Morococala ru hile -C 20° BOLIVIA Santa Cruz Oruro Pe Pacific Ocean Tin belt Los Frailes |  | | Catalog/List | | silvery platy mass in matrix (San Jose Hine,Oruro, Bolivia) lem E4 Very rich 2cmpiece ElO 226 LOPRITE...fibrous on / in matrix. (HinaCandelaria,Poopo,Oruro Bolivia) lxlins E4 lx2 E7 2x2ins ElS 2x3ins E25 134...crystalline mass in matrix. (PoopoS.E of La Paz Bolivia) lem E3 lxlins E6 lx2 El2 2x2 E25 128 DUNDASITE...Natrix. (Visp • Q arr y, ear San Vcnauu., Terni Province, Umbria, Ital ) 1/ x l/2irs ES CRYST AL S 162...Duich Scotland) lxl 90p lx2 E2 2x2 ins E5 236 ANDESINE Pelspar Group. White 5mmphenocrysts richly distributed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 50. 101,855. Ceylon Wilagedera, North-West Province, anandite, 1,871. Japan (Nippon) Kaso mine, Totiki... schorlomite, 775. Nigeria Gombe, oligoclase-andesine, titanaugite, spinel, 1024. Ohuma, meteorite...Africa Koegas, crocidolite, 743. Kopjes Vlei, CaTe Province, meteorite, 1139. South-West Africa Gibeon, meteorite...Pila, Durango, meteorite, 1139. SOUTH AMERICA Bolivia Animas, Atocha, Potosi, stannite, 1045. Cochabamba...Cochabamba, croeidolite, 743, 791. San Jose, Oruro, stannite, 1045. Uucia, Potosi, stannite, 1045. Vila Apacheta |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | village (Lat. 38° 37'N, Long. 6° 36'E), Badajoz province, Spain. It also occurs at the La Muda mine, in...(Lat. 38° 20'20"N, Long. 5° 47'30"E), Badajoz province, Spain, at the Venus mine, Sierra Gorda, Argentina...microlite form rims on manganotantalite crystals in andesine–calcite nests in a deeply desilicated granite...about 50 km southeast of Oruro City, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Occurrence: Nikischerite...from the Huanuni tin mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Mineralogical Record 34, 155-158 |  | | Catalog/List | | EARLSHANNONITE Hagendorf, Bayern, Germany 236 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France Yell ow-brown radiations...------------- -- -------· 93 CYLINDRITE Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia 206 ■HALLOYSITE 7 A Bicla Hora, near Michlovce...£20_ 2x2 £40 Zcolitc 221 ■HUBEITE Ezhou, Hubei Province, China brown micro crystals on small quartz crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | phenocrysts at least 5mm size 1x2 £1.50 2x2 £3 236 ANDESINE Feldspar__________________ richly distributed...distributed in Porphyry. 6x6mm £3 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey metallic mass ANDORITE 217 Pb Ag Sb S_______________...rich mass of small grey cylinders in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia matrix. Rare Tin mineral.___________ Variety...Cordoba with short wave due to possible U minerals Province, Argentina__________ Pure white masses Ivigtut...grey metallic mass.Rarc Tin mineral Llallagua, Bolivia 1x1 £6 Quite rich black granular in matrix Franklin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zinckenite from Wolfsberg,Harz, and. keeleyite from Oruro, Bolivia, were compared by means of single crystal *-ray...The labradorite of the amphibolite is changed to andesine, then to a sodic oligoclase. The hornblende alters |  | | Catalog/List | | crystalline mass in matrix. (Poopo S.E of La Paz Bolivia) ■1cm £3 Ixlins £6 1x2 £12 2x2 £25 128 DUNDASITE...fibrous on / in matrix." (Mina Candelaria,Poopo,Oruro Bolivia) Ixlins £4 1x2 £7 2x2ins £15 2x3in= G E M...Matrix. (Vispi Quarry, near San Venanzo Terni Province, Umbria, Italy) 1/2 x l/2ins £5 • I C R.Y...USA) 1x1 70p 1x2 £1.20 2x2 £2.40 2x3 £4.80 236 ANDESINE Felspar Group. White 5mm phenocrysts richly distributed...Sb S pure grey metallic mass (San Jose Mine, Oruro Bolivia) 5x5 mm £3 168 ANORTHOCLASE Felspar Group pure |  | | Report (volume) | | Microcline (amazonstone) Hyalophane Albite Oligoclase Andesine Anorthite Danburite Sodalite (molybdosodalite)...Steindorfel, Bohemia. Kossmutz, Siberia. __ Oruro, Bolivia.... Allumiere, France. Wurzen, Saxony____ Solfaterra..._ Cumberland, England _ Baregas, France_.__._ Andesine. Esterel Mountains, France. SacchuriteGlasendorf...Girgenti, Sicily ..-. Mount Vesuvius, Italy Shinano Province, Japan. Eureka district, Nev_. Badlands, Wyo ...montmorillonite.) Medium Strong Llallagua, Bolivia _ Mesa Grande, Calif. Haddam, Conn._ Durango, Mexico |  | | Book (edition) | | internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample as above:...(West Wits Line), Witwatersrand field, Gauteng Province, South Africa; PPL B Intergrowth of electrum (yellowish...Bleida, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (sample: Goldmann/Oberthür);...(Ovifak), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Kitaa Province (West Greenland), Greenland (sample: Kenkmann); |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | Republic. Masses weighing several kg found in Bolivia (Tasna, Velaque) and Australia (Kingsgate, New...Crystals were also found in several localities in Bolivia (Atoche, Colquechaca, Potosi). Crystal measuring...measuring 60 mm (24 in) across is reported from Porco. Bolivia. Stromeyerite AgCuS ORTHORHOMBIC • • • Jalpaite...Colorado, USA (Aspen; Red Mountain), Chile (Copiapo). Bolivia (Potosi) and Canada (Cobalt, Ontario). Properties:...hightemperature Sn deposits. The best specimens come from Bolivia; crystals up to 50 mm (2 in) across known from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (TiO 2 only), opt., X-ray, 775. Animas, Atocha, Bolivia, stannite, 1045. Ankerite, Germany, thermal decomposition...taenite of chondritic meteorites, 101. Cochabamba, Bolivia, crocidolite, 743; 791. COCKBAIN (A. G.), Lead...quarry, Cornwall, tourmaline, 1078. Crccidolite, Bolivia, anal., oxidation, dehydration, 791 ; and see riebeckite...see HUGHES (H.), 280. Gombe, Nigeria, oligoclase-andesine, titanaugite, spinel, 1024. Go~I (J.), ]~tude...X-ray, also normal, opt., X-ray, 64. Hexastannite, Bolivia and Peru, anal., 1045. HEY (M. H.), On the composition |  | | Catalog/List | | MgOI-IF,OP0/4 217 ANDO RITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey metallic mass 6x6mm£3 - - - -------------...•- · ··· ___ fnAICO/~ -- ---··-·· --- -~~!. ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France White phenocrysts...2x2£12 CuCIOH 610 AUGELITE Mina Aninas, Atocha,Bolivia Nice sharp white crystals on qualtz-anll'Siderite·crystals...£6 lxl £1.50 lx2 £3 93 CYLINDRITE Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia rich mass of small grey cylinders in matrix...lxl½£18MgAIFeSiBO ■■HYDROXYAPOPHYLLITE Wessels M"me, N.Cape Province, South Afnc 1060 KORNERUPINE Bjordammen, near |  | | Catalog/List | | masses in rock lxl £3 lx2 £5 2x2 £12 Al Mn SiO 236 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France White phenocrysts...Feldspar ____ _ 117 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey metallic mass PbAgSbS 6x6mm£3 5 ANDRADITE...2x2£12 CuCIOH 610 AUGELITE . Mina Aninas, Atocha,Bolivia Nice sharp white crystals on qu~-ano~iderite crystals...Espey mine, Emct,Turkey 93 CYLINDRITE Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey fibrous vein section rich mass of...242 ■HYDROXYAPOPHYLLITE Wessels Mine, N.Cape Province, South Afii< 210 KORNERUPINE Kazabazua, Quebec |  | | Catalog/List | | about I inch £4 Gnmct lx2 £3 2x2 £6 2x3 £10 236 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France 1111 ALMANDINE Eptelnnd...3x4 £8 ~elrJspar 217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl...£12 Cu Cl OH 610 AUGELITE Mina Aninas, Atocha,Bolivia Nice sharp white crystals on qual'l!.e-antl:Sider-ite...Turkey , no other details 93 CYLINDRITE Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia pure mass, pale yellow fluorescence and phosphorescence...Langban Wermlnnd Sweden 257 LUESHITE Lueshe, Kivu Province, Zaire A manganoan Biolilc Mien. Pure brown mass |  | | Catalog/List | | Porphyry. PuregrcymetallicDllSS San JoseMine,Oruro,Bolivia 6x6mmD 23 7 lxl f9 lxl fl.20 NewEastWhealRussen...puregrcymetallicmass.RareTin mineral Llallagua,Bolivia lxl f.6 lx2 f.12 Q_u_ite-r-ic_h_b_la-ck-gran...Virgcnde UrcuPina, lxl.O Stibnitc. PucbloPoria,Bolivia Greycrystallincmassesin matrix Knipcsmineor Glenclinning...Richbrownmasseswithmatrixandor SanJoseMine,Oruro,Bolivia lxl .0 Zinken ite. Richredmasesin matrixwithfranklinite...Richgrcy,finclyfibrouson and in SanJoseMine,Oruro,Bolivia Wurtzitc Manganoan. Smallblackplatesin Granitc |  | | Catalog/List | | --·· -·Pure grey metallic mass San Jose Mine, Oruro. Bolivia 6x6mm £3 217 A1'DORITE . PbAgSb_S _ ___ _ --·...£2.SO_ ··----- ··· ·- ··. -·•·•· --- Poopo, Oruro. Bolivia lxl £5 lx2 £10 2x2 £25 Ix½ £3 · ·· . . -··...fi~J_time tllis_1!as been_fo_un_d_as_nuggets. . -Bolivia Bi ... -. · . --· . - -- - -- -- --- - ·· Pure...mainly in inches Page9 279 NATIVE GOLD £12 Ayama Bolivia Several (about 10) I to 2 mm alluvial Au flakes...bro\\11 masses with matrix and or San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia lxl £3 lx2 £5 2x2£10 Zn Fe S Zinkenitc. ·- |  | | Book | | Republic. Masses weighing several kg found in Bolivia (Tasna, Velaque) and Australia (Kingsgate, New...Crystals were also found in several localities in Bolivia (Atoche, Colquechaca, Potosi). Crystal measuring...measuring 60 mm (24 in) across is reported from Porco, Bolivia. Stromeyerite A gCuS ORTHORHOMBIC ••• Jalpaite...Colorado, USA (Aspen; Red Mountain), Chile (Copiap6), Bolivia (Potosi) and Canada (Cobalt, Ontario). Properties:...hightemperature Sn deposits. The best specimens come from Bolivia; crystals up to 50 mm (2 in) across known fro1n |  | | Book | | C. Rouse) 5:280-287 BOLIVIA The mineralogy of the department of Oruro, Bolivia (by R. B. Cook, Jr.)...creedite at Colquiri, Inquisivi province, department of La Paz, Bolivia (by R. B. Cook, Jr.) 6:278-281...from Llallagua, Bolivia (by A. R. Kampf) 13:235-239 The El Drag6n mine, Potosf, Bolivia (by G. Grundmann...creedite at Colquiri, Inquisivi province, depanment of La Paz, Bolivia (by R. B. Cook, Jr.) 6:278-281...16:443-458 The mineralogy of the department of Oruro, Bolivia 6:125-137 M01phologyand occurrence of Bolivian |  | | Catalog/List | | Andalucia Spain. Type Locatiun Ix2 £3 236 ANDESINE 13oulouris. St Raphael. France Ix2 £1.50 2...Porphyl)·. Pure grey metallic mass San Jose Mine. Oruro, Bolivia 6x6mm £3 23 ANHYDRITE Rich white to faintly...Gnronne, Var. Frnncc I x I £ 1 .20 Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia I x ½ £3 I x ½ £4 lx2 £2. 50 l x2 £2.5 0...5 I x I . 5 £20 Rio Quilacc. Santa Cruz Depl Bolivia Kcwecnaw peninsula Michigan I x 1/, £2 Ix I £4...Magnification needed for the smaller ones. Ayama Bolivia Several (about I 0) I 10 2 mm alluvial flakes in |
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