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Sphalerite from
Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ankerite1 photo of Sphalerite associated with Ankerite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65054:0
GUID (UUID V4):4f613595-f51b-4c2d-8157-d2772c9af409
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
33.3km (20.7 miles) Oderay mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
38.3km (23.8 miles) Pepita mine, La Paz, Bolivia
41.9km (26.0 miles) Chicote Grande Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
42.6km (26.5 miles) Lapiani Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
44.9km (27.9 miles) Sayaquiri mine, La Paz, Bolivia
47.2km (29.3 miles) Chambillaya mining district, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
48.9km (30.4 miles) Caracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
49.8km (31.0 miles) Santa Rosa section, Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
54.2km (33.7 miles) Laramcota mine, La Paz, Bolivia
56.2km (34.9 miles) Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
diversity in the Central Andes: the Ayopaya alkaline province, Bolivia Received: 12 December 2002 / Accepted:...Abstract The Ayopaya province in the eastern Andes of Bolivia, 100 km NW of Cochabamba, hosts a Cretaceous...wide petrographic and geochemical spectrum. The Cerro Sapo area hosts a small calciocarbonatite intrusion...and Geology (SERGEOMIN), Casilla, 2729 La Paz, Bolivia B. Belyatsky Institute of Precambrian Geology and...recent volcano of Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. The Cerro Sapo complex may be regarded as an intrusive equivalent
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...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)
polarizing microscope. NOTES AND NEWS SODALITEFROM BOLIVIA WorrceNc Bnnxor,on, H amburg,Germany. Beads and...settlement of the Aymara Indians near La Paz, Bolivia. These were examined and described by H. Fischer...Bamberger and IL Feussner.2 Prodgers who visited Bolivia in 1905-1906makes the statement that the "Cura...Bolivian collections labeled from "Ayopaya, Cnchabamba" or "Cerro Sapo." In 1928 1Zeit.f. Kryst.,4,370,...Palca," which belongs to the east Cordillera of Cochabamba. The path to the sodalite mines reachesthe locality
Book
specimens of crystallized sul:fides like pyrite, sphalerite, galena, etc. The mineralogy of Peruvian mines...the information about the turquoise locality in Bolivia, Bob Jenkins about turquoise localities in Chile...deposits strongly prevail in southem Peru and in Bolivia, which helps to explain why the vast majority of...sediments showed that the famous Cerro Rico de Potosí deposit in Bolivia, one of the world 's richest silver...river, La Unión province, and the second near Chivay in Colea valley, Caylloma province. The third important
Journal (issue)
crystal cluster, 7.3 cm, from near Bapu, Guangdong Province, China. Rob Lavinsky specimen, now in the Tom...contain veins of sulfides (pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and bornite) and areas of barite. The underlying...Stewart D. Redwood Casilla 13385, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia is fortunate to have had the lifetime services...country of Bolivia, he published numerous works on the geology and mineral deposits of Bolivia, many of...the first geological and mineral deposit maps of Bolivia. The mineral ahlfeldite, a hydrated nickel selenite
Journal (issue)
vein system. Bateman Sphalerite ZnS Seen only sparingly in this study, sphalerite occurs at Bristol with...in B o livia Alfredo Petrov Casilla 1728 Cochabamba, Bolivia e-mail: alfredopetrov@earthlink.net Bill...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
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)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cerro de Pasco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
broad sense that the expression "metallogenic province" is used in this paper. When all deposits of various... In this regard, the expression "metallogenie province" is used in a rather restricted sense. Even so...political and geographic factors. Thus, Peru, Bolivia and Chile enjoy a long established mining tradition...500,000); STOLL (1964); UNITED NATIONS(1968). Bolivia: AHLFELD (1954); TURNEAURE (1960); AHLFELD and...addition, he made occasional trips to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, thus being able to
Book
Mine, Peru; Potosi, Oruro and other localities, Bolivia. Europe: Kongsberg, Norway; Sainte-Marie-auxMines...Latin America: Cananea, Sonora, Mexico; Corocoro, Bolivia. Europe: Cornwall, England; Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany...wine vessel, thought to be from Luoyang, in Henan province, was used for ritual purposes, NATIVE ELEMENTS...Graphite, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka * 13.5 x 8.5 x 7 om 42 | NATIVE...crystallize, many of them in ore deposits. ABOVE: Gem sphalerite is uncommon, as the mineral is typically opaque
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(England), Ontario (Canada) and Oruro and Tasna (Bolivia). Bi Colour: lead-grey, pink tarnish Lustre;...(acanthite) - cubic (argentite) 29 SULPHIDES Sphalerite S phalerite or zinc blende is an important...iron, and alloyed with copper to make brass. Sphalerite can be mistaken for galena, hence its name, from...from the Greek for 'treacherous'. The colour of sphalerite tends to darken as the iron content increases...higher, and the ore may be called marmatite. Sphalerite for ms in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins accompanying
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(England), Ontario (Canada) and Oruro and Tasna (Bolivia). Bi Colour: lead-grey, pink tarnish Lustre;...(acanthite) - cubic (argentite) 29 SULPHIDES Sphalerite S phalerite or zinc blende is an important...iron, and alloyed with copper to make brass. Sphalerite can be mistaken for galena, hence its name, from...from the Greek for 'treacherous'. The colour of sphalerite tends to darken as the iron content increases...higher, and the ore may be called marmatite. Sphalerite for ms in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins accompanying
Book (edition)
Brazil, H Page 2: Vivianite, I 00 mm, Huanzala, Bolivia, H Page 3: Liddicoatite, polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION...conditions in the gold-bearing "greenstone" in Abitibi province in northern Ontario and Quebec. Some genetic problems
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compounds (eg pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite) c.:hange into oxygen salts (eg malachite, azurite...quartz}, heavy minerals of a specific gravity 4-6 (sphalerite and barytes), and very heavy minerals of a specific...(534) - tridymite (461) - cristobalite (462); sphalerite (181) - wurtzite (184); pyrite (436) - marcasite...localities, the luminescence is not constant (eg sphalerite, calcite, opal or topaz), and the phenomenon...Schwarzwald (FRG), in large masses in (Chile) and (Bolivia)• Application: copper ore. Kermesite (Red antimony
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compounds (eg pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite) change into oxygen salts (eg malachite, azurite...quartz), heavy minerals of a specific gravity 4—6 (sphalerite and barytes), and very heavy minerals of a specific...(534) — tridymite (461) — cristobalite (462); sphalerite (181) — wurtzite (184); pyrite (436) — marcasite...localities, the luminescence is not constant (eg sphalerite, calcite, opal or topaz), and the phenomenon...Schwarzwald (FRG), in large masses in (Chile) and (Bolivia) e Application: copper ore. Kermesite (Red antimony
Book (volume)
Ca2B4O4(OH)7Cl·7H2O Locality: Salar de Carcote deposit, El Loa province, Antofagasta, Chile. Description: Colourless crystal...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta province, Argentina (type locality). Description: Colourless...District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Description: Grey grains from the...priceite, kurchatovite, ludwigite, magnetite, sphalerite and pyrite. Holotype sample. Monoclinic, pseudohexagonal...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta Province, Argentina. Description: Colourless crystal. Identified
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......................................... 163 Bolivia..................................................numbered rectangle rather than a dot. State, province etc. These are quoted for a number of countries...on the V la co Province ments suggested by my colleague D.R.C. Kempe, and I of Bolivia. am most grateful...River greenstone belt of the Archaean Superior Province. The complex appears to have been intruded about...Smaller amo unts of fl u orite, baryte, galena, sphalerite, chalco pyrite and grap hite are also p resent
Book (edition)
wolframite Quartz Opal, some yellow varieties of sphalerite Nepheline Tale, brucite Sillimanite such terms...British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...northern Chile and scattered localities in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador; Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, MG,...localities, AZ; Calico district, San Bernadino Co., Cerro Gordo(*), Inyo Co., Bodie district, Mono Co., and...Peru; Potosi(*), Oruro(*), and other localities in Bolivia; Copiapo, Huantaya(*), Chanarcillo(*), and Chanca
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concerning the origin of the Monteregian Hills alkaline province, and a brief description of each member. The geology...under the current administrative divisions, the Province of Quebec has been divided into regions and Regional...Petrographic Province. Dawsonite was subsequently found in other localities within the Monteregian Province, including...The Monteregian Hills a Canadian Petrographic Province by Frank Dawson Adams (1859 - 1942), professor...dikes) became the Monteregian Hills Petrographic Province (Adams 1903, 1913). The name Monteregian was coined
Book (volume)
(“potash—anorthoclase”), tuffaceous liparite, Taiji Kii province, Japan (Kimizuka, 1932) (Includes P2O5 0-03)....A study of potash-anorthoclase from Taiji, Kii province, Japan. Japanese Journ. Geol. Geogr., vol. 9,...andesine aplite/marble contact, Alta Gracia, Cordoba Province, Argentina (Beder, 1932) Anal. J. Jakob (Optics...(“labradorite”), quartz dolerite. New Amalfi, Cape Province, South Africa (Muir, 1965), Anal. I. D. Muir....1927). Anal. H. C. Rickaby. 5. Black labradorite, Province of Quebec (Duparc & Gysin, 1926). 6. Labradorite
Book (edition)
(chlorastrolite) Rhodizite Rhodochrosite Rutile Sphalerite The following species furnish important gemstones...flashes of light for attractiveness. Step cuts may sphalerite 2, Fluids printed in bold-face type are most...pavilion angles 40°. Splendid yellow crystals from Cerro Mer- cado, Durango, Mexico, may reach several...leather with Linde A. The most famous locality is Bolivia where the Araca Mine, at Viloco, La Paz, Quimsa...Maragua District and Ocari, near Colquechaca, Bolivia. Wood tin occurs in nodules up to several pounds;
Book (edition)
more intense that calcium (greenockite) or zinc (sphalerite or blende) sulfides. He also emphasized that...magnesite MgCO3, strontianite SrCO3, witherite BaCO3 Sphalerite (Zn, Fe)S, wurtzite (Zn, Fe)S Barite BaSO4, celestine...Ca5(PO4)3F Natural analogues Monazite Scheelite Sphalerite Sphalerite Britholite Wollastonite Cuspidine Melilite...877.6 2 1000 1050 1100 Exc. 785 nm Hunan Province 3+ Nd -I 885.8 850.5 Intensity (a.u.) c...869 10 3+ Intensity (a.u.) Nd Cerro Sapo, Cochabamba, Bolivia 3+ 642 Sm 4 898 5 561 2 0 0
 
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