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Stannite from
Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Stannite
Formula:Cu2FeSnS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545618:5
GUID (UUID V4):3fd0a11f-ba8f-4118-b099-1ca1621db0a0
Nearest other occurrences of Stannite
25.1km (15.6 miles) Lípez Huaico mine, Ocurí Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia
69.2km (43.0 miles) Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
80.3km (49.9 miles) Vila Apacheta, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
91.1km (56.6 miles) Antequera Mine (Tihua Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
91.7km (57.0 miles) Bolivar Mine (Antequera Mine), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
94.1km (58.5 miles) Anton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
94.2km (58.5 miles) Huari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
95.3km (59.2 miles) Avicaya Mines (Totoral Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
96.0km (59.6 miles) Ichocollo Mine (Monserrat Mine), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
98.9km (61.4 miles) Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, 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...Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv Rausch) Jase...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposited.I candistinguish the followingtypesin Bolivia: Pegma. titic Form: Mostly simple.ditetragonalpyramids...dissolvingcassiteritesince they (especiallyin Bolivia) are always acid. Alkaline surfacewaters are t...dissolvingcassiterite. But such waters are not presentin Bolivia. I could observefrequently,however, that cassiteritehad...kidney tin or as stannite. These processes appearto play an importantr61ein Bolivia. SuchphenomenaI observedat...as for example in the andesiteflows south of Colquechaca,, may be explainedin this way. In order to dissolvecassiterite
Journal (issue)
livia Alfredo Petrov Casilla 1728 Cochabamba, Bolivia e-mail: alfredopetrov@earthlink.net Bill and Carol...Colorado 80020 e-mail: smith72@attglobal.net Bolivia, a landlocked nation three times as large as M...this gazetteer. INTRODUCTION Most people think of Bolivia as a land of great mountain ranges and high cold...description only fits the southwestern third of Bolivia. The two thirds of the country to the north and... Cerro Manomo. The northeastern two thirds of Bolivia contains the fastest growing regions; industrial
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)
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...were confirmed. The province of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in Bolivia is a geologically important...fluid inclusions in ores from some tin deposits in Bolivia have been given by Little (1960), Kelly and Turneaure...deposits in Bolivia. We have already reported fluid inclusion data for some deposits in Bolivia (Sugaki et
Report (issue)
5.856(16) c = 17.338(5). X-ray Powder Pattern: Bolivia. 3.44 (100), 2.91 (100), 2.86 (100), 2.82 (100)...100.19 100.53 (1) Chocaya, Bolivia. (2) Poopó, Bolivia. (3) San Jose, Bolivia; electron microprobe analysis;...family. Occurrence: In hydrothermal Ag-Sn deposits (Bolivia); in a limestone contact metamorphic deposit (Kalkar...pyrite, sphalerite, siderite (Bolivia); cassiterite, galena, stannite, teallite, cylindrite (Russia)...Distribution: In Bolivia, from Chocaya [TL], Poopó, Oruro, Llallagua, Huanuni, Colquechaca, and Cerro Rico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pulacayo mine, Huanchaca. Regular grouping of Stannite and Tetrahedrite. Axial ratios and analysis of...with the species augelite, andorite, argyrodite, stannite, and chaleostibite, though many others have been...manager in Bolivia. Another collection , which may be specially mentioned, was brought from Bolivia by Sir...pyrargyrite with crystals of argyrodite from Colquechaca, and a large mamillated mass of native copper...silver from the Cobrizos mine at San Cristobal in province NorLipez, have been presented by Sefor F. Avelino
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits of thisrangeintoa singlemetallogenic province,in spite of the occurrenceof distinct cassiteriteand...hasin part beendeposited in the unusualform of stannite." This opinionis alsorepresented in a diagram...Mines of the QuimsaCruz Rangeand one on the Colquechaca Silver-Tin District have not been publishedat...in Davy's classification. In the article on Colquechaca,it is stated "at certain points, or even over...mineralization in the eastern cordillera of Bolivia is established beyondquestion. As examplesof
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Atocha-Quechisla District Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia O ne of the perks of my job is...Atocha-Quechisla district, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. The main crystal is a modified...Saint-Hilaire, all located near Montreal in Quebec Province. I thought that the specimen we have in the collection...with analcime from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec Province, Canada. The specimen is 9 × 8.5 × 6 cm. Royal...after serandite, from the Poudrette quarry, Quebec Province, Canada. The specimen is 22.5 × 10 × 6 cm. Royal
Report (issue)
c = 10.96 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Tacama, Bolivia. 3.26 (100), 1.98 (80), 1.72 (70), 2.03 (50), 2...89 24.73 Total 100.6 99.9 100.00 (1) Tacama, Bolivia; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Ag1...deposits. Forms a series with pirquitasite. Stannite group. Of relatively high-temperature origin...Cassiterite, cylindrite, franckeite, suredaite, stannite, canfieldite, tetrahedrite, pyrargyrite, silver...fluorite. Distribution: In Bolivia, from Tacama [TL], Hocaya, Colquechaca, Potosı́, and Chocaya. In the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain mineral species that...most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information and photographs...in the Vibora and other mines at Machacamarca, Potosí, where it occurred with augelite, tetrahedrite...rather common in the vuggy Tajo vein at Pulacayo, Potosí, where it was associated with pyrite, freibergite...and mines at Poopó. Several other Department of Potosí localities have produced interesting bournonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Ag-Sn Formation located within Argentina and Bolivia have been investigated mineralogically and geologically...Argentina, respectively. The Geological Survey of Bolivia contributed through help with the logistics. The...wide-spread occurrence of tin minerals (cassiterite, stannite, kësterite, ferrokësterite, hocartite-pirquitasite)...gold- and silverbearing tellurides. The selenium province at La Rioja is the largest one on earth. The prominent...Extensive studies of deposits of the Ag-Sn- Province at Bolivia allowed new insights in their mineralogy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stanniferous Ap;q~rodite f r o m Bolivia : The Identity of the so-called " Crystallised Brongniardite... [Read February 1st, 1898.] HE occurrence in Bolivia of minerals containing the rare element germanium...Argyrodite and a new Sulpho~tannate of Silver from Bolivia." Amer. Journ. Sci. 1894, XLu 451-4; Abstract,...described. STANNIFEROUS ARGYRODITE FROM AULLAOAS, BOLIVIA. In 1894 Mr. Jacobo Aillon presented to the British...village, 15,500 feet above sea level, in the province Chayanta, of the department Potosi. The specimens consist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stanniferous Ap;q~rodite f r o m Bolivia : The Identity of the so-called " Crystallised Brongniardite... [Read February 1st, 1898.] HE occurrence in Bolivia of minerals containing the rare element germanium...Argyrodite and a new Sulpho~tannate of Silver from Bolivia." Amer. Journ. Sci. 1894, XLu 451-4; Abstract,...described. STANNIFEROUS ARGYRODITE FROM AULLAOAS, BOLIVIA. In 1894 Mr. Jacobo Aillon presented to the British...village, 15,500 feet above sea level, in the province Chayanta, of the department Potosi. The specimens consist
Report (issue)
Powder Pattern: Chocoya la Vieja mine, Potosı́, Bolivia. 3.13 (10), 3.00 (9), 1.762 (5), 2.31 (4), 1.831...(3) Chemistry: Cu Sb S Total (1) Pulacayo mine, Bolivia. (2) CuSbS2 . Occurrence: (1) 24.72 48.45 26.20...chalcopyrite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, stibnite, andorite, stannite, dadsonite, siderite, barite, quartz. Distribution:...Germany [TL]. At Capileira, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Spain. Fine large crystals from Saint-Pons, ...Wadi of Cherrat, east of Casablanca, Morocco. In Bolivia, at the Pulacayo mine, Huanchaca; Tapi near Tupiza;
Report (issue)
16.37 Total 99.29 98.33 100.00 (1) Aullagas, Bolivia. (2) Revelstoke, Canada; by electron microprobe...stephanite, acanthite, polybasite, freibergite, stannite, stannoidite, cassiterite, arsenopyrite, jordanite...Distribution: In Bolivia, exceptional crystals from the Gallofa vein, Aullagas, near Colquechaca, and at the...Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In Canada, from about 33 km northeast...Prefecture, Japan. At Shuiji, Jianyang Co., Fujian Province, China. From the Karamken Au–Ag deposit, Okhotsk
Report (issue)
090(2) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Montserrat, Bolivia. 2.84 (100), 3.41 (60), 1.419 (50), 3.27 (40),...44 Total [99.72] 100.00 (1) Santa Rosa mine, Bolivia; recalculated after deduction of Zn 1.08% as ZnS...important ore mineral. Association: Cassiterite, stannite, franckeite, cylindrite, galena, sphalerite, wurtzite...Alfredo mine, Colquiri; and the Aliada mine, Colquechaca. In the Ivigtut cryolite deposit, southwestern...the Changpo deposit, Dachang district, Guangxi Province, China. Name: To honor Jethro Justinian Harris
Catalog/List
l $28.50 ANDORITE - !tos Mine, Dept. of Oruro, Bolivia - Dana locale - See the Min. Record, May-June 1975...quality. S85. ARGYRODITE, PYRARGYRITE - Colquechaca, La Paz, Bolivia - Dana locale for both minerals - ror...a visit to the then very old Silver mines of Colquechaca (Montgomery's trip was in 1925). Argyrodite is:...mentions of the occurrence af Argyrodite from Colquechaca can be found in "EM"11, P. 42, and "HB" I, P...often the rule an Pyrargyrite specimens from Colquechaca. Argyrodite has fonned as small, metallic black
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...during late Mesozoic and Tertiary times, the tin province must be explained in terms of Special phase changes
Report (issue)
85(0.20)◦ Z = 2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Poopó, Bolivia. 3.85 (100), 2.885 (100), 3.9 (90), 3.06 (65),...33 Total 99.97 100.8 100.15 100.00 (1) Poopó, Bolivia; average of two analyses; corresponds to Pb3.17...hydrothermal veins. Association: Franckeite, stannite, incaite, potosiite, teallite, jamesonite, boulangerite... galena, pyrite, sphalerite. Distribution: In Bolivia, with fine examples from Poopó, in the Santa Cruz...mines, Huanuni; from the Nueva Virginia vein, Colquechaca; and from the Purisima vein, all in Oruro; also
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
core and the elevationof the Cordillera Real of Bolivia mustbe of approximatelythe sameage. This may seemstartling...amountin any exceptthe high temperature deposits. Stannite, tetrahedrite, jamesonite, arsenopyrite, and some...thesedeposits,which include Pulacayo,Garguaycollo,Colquechaca,Portugalete,and others, dates back to the periodbeforeactivetin...associated igneousrocks. Dacitesand rhyolitesat Colquechaca and andesiteat Portugaleteare probablygeneticallyrelated...presentcouldhardly have beenthe oxide. It is believed that stannite,whichis moreabundant thanusually reportedin the
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 Bolivian tin province The Bolivian tin belt is a well-de®ned metallogenetic province extending from...abundant sulphides. Chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and stannite and lesser galena are common minerals of late
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
Book (edition)
Permingeatite II/C.06-30 Briartite II/C.06-40 Stannite II/C.06-60 Kesterite II/C.06-80 Sakuraiite II/C...Descriptions A Anhedral paolovite (lilac-grey) in stannite (olive grey), chalcopyrite (greenish yellow);...// B Paolovite (reddish to brown anisotropy), stannite (greenish greys anisotropy), chalcopyrite (greenish...(yellowish to blue grey anisotropy); Huallatani Mine, Bolivia [c]; Nic. + C Twinned skeletal bismuth (distinct...(dark grey); Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Chile [a]; Nic. // Anhedral domeykite as fissure
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...Paz PERU Oruro Sn-polymetallic ore belt Arica BOLIVIA Potosi CHILE Lake Uyuni Border Cities Atocha...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
 
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