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Galena from
Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia


Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite24 photos of Galena associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Argyroditeⓘ22 photos of Galena associated with Argyrodite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987065
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987065:9
GUID (UUID V4):430c8b5c-6c35-4c62-af1d-27af0092003a
Localities for Galena in this Region
Huaylla Vinto, Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia
Irruputuncu mine, Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia
Tornohuaico mine, Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘCarma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘCerro Tollojsi mine (Tollojchi mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘCerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘCerro Chico (Cerro Mojón Punta), Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘCerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘAnton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
59.5km (36.9 miles) ⓘHuari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCarguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘPulacayo Mine (Huanchaca mine), Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
relationship between the Porco, Bolivia, Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn deposit and the Porco caldera by Charles G. Cunningham1...108, Potosi, Bolivia 3Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia (GEOBOL), Casilla 2729, La Paz, Bolivia 4U.S. Geological...National Center, Reston, Virginia 22092 Abstract The Porco Ag-Zn-Pb-Sn deposit, a major Ag producer in the...producer in Bolivia, consists of a swarm of fissure-filling veins in the newly recognized Porco caldera....the eruption of the 12 Ma crystal-rich dacitic Porco Tuff. Well-defined topographic walls of the caldera
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...und Ag-Bisulfosalts, associated with sphalerite, galena and numerous other components. Suredaite and the...be mentioned. The vein-type deposits of the Sierra de Famatina (Mejicana and Upulungus veins) carry gold-...selenium province at La Rioja is the largest one on earth. The prominent districts 137 are Sierra de Cacho
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NEW MINERAL SPECIES FROM THE EL DRAGÓN MINE, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA, AND ITS CRYSTAL STRUCTURE Werner H. PAAR§...MatĂ©riaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), UniversitĂ© de Nantes, CNRS, 2, rue de la HoussiniĂšre, F–44322 Nantes, Cedex...selenides at the El DragĂłn mine, Province of Quijarro, Department of PotosĂ­, Bolivia. It forms inclusions in kruĆ„aite...DragĂłn mine, Quijarro, PotosĂ­, Bolivia. Introduction The Andean mountain ranges of Bolivia and Argentina...mineralization. Bolivia is famous for two selenide occurrences: El DragĂłn, province of Quijarro, and Pacajake
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
El DragĂłn Selenium Mineralization, Quijarro Province, PotosĂ­, Bolivia GĂŒnter Grundmann 1 and Hans-JĂŒrgen...Hans-JĂŒrgen Förster 2, * 1 2 * Eschenweg 6, DE-32760 Detmold, Germany; grundmann.g@gmx.de Helmholtz Centre Potsdam...Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, DE-14473 Potsdam, Germany Correspondence: forhj@gfz-potsdam...by volcanic-hydrothermal activities around the Porco caldera, formation of the mineralization involved...penroseite; vaesite; genetic sequence; El DragĂłn; Bolivia 1. Introduction Research on selenium minerals
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, ,Uïżœ Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv Rausch) Jase...Behnke, Joe Budd, Michael Canoy Rock Currier, Frank de Wit, Jordi Fabre, Mark Garcia, Tino Hammid Jaroslav
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cerro de Pasco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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...and 0.3 for Tuntoco deposit, 152 ppm and 1.8 for Porco deposit, 103 ppm and 59.2 for Animas deposit, and...584 ppm and 1.7 at Bolivar; 499 ppm and 1.23 at Porco; 449 ppm and 1.21 at Reserva, and 213 ppm and 0...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
Journal (issue)
Enluminees, and also his second book, Collection de Planches (i.e. 120 plates, 60 colored and 60 uncolored)... calcite, bornite, barite, dolomite, siderite, galena, sphaler­ ite, and rarely with chalcocite. Bateman...3 mm on a 5 x 7-cm matrix. Galena PbS Hurlbert (1897) reports that galena at Bristol is silver-bearing...zincblende and striking ores of copper.” Only one galena specimen was examined during this study— Yale #60-C1644-734...Small quartz crystals are implanted on some of the galena faces, and chalcopyrite is associated. Malachite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mining district, Department of AndalgalĂĄ, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Capillitas diatreme is located...to large porphyry Cu–Au deposits (Bajo de la Alumbrera, Agua Rica) and genetically related epithermal...Ge-dominant analogue of stannoidite, chalcopyrite, galena, luzonite and quartz. Putzite occurs as aggregates...Capillitas district, FarallĂłn Negro complex, Catamarca Province, Argentina. § E-mail address: werner.paar@sbg...haldes prĂšs de la veine de Rosario, camp minier de Capillitas, dĂ©partement d’AndalgalĂĄ, province de Catamarca
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1833-1841 Relationship betweenthe Porco,Bolivia,Ag-Zn-Pb-SnDeposit and the Porco Caldera CHAMPS G. CUNNINGHAM...Potosi,Bolivia FERNANDO MURILLO S.,NkSTOR JIMf‱NEZ CH., Josf‱LuISLIZECAB., ServicioGeoldgico de Bolivia(GEOBOL)...Bolivia(GEOBOL),Casilla2729, La Paz,Bolivia EDWIN H. McKEE, U.S.Geological Survey,345 MiddlefieldRoad,MenloPark...TAVERA V. ServicioGeoldgico de Bolivia(GEOBOL),Casilla2729, La Paz,Bolivia Abstract The PorcoAg-Zn-Pb-Sn...16th centuryandcurrently the majorZn producerin Bolivia,consists of a swarmof fissure-filling veinsin the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vein, Capillitas epithermal deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The new mineral is associated with...species are unknown. Catamarcaite is named after the Province of Catamarca, where the new mineral species was...Capillitas deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina. SOMMAIRE La catamarcaïte, de composition idéale Cu6GeWS8...les haldes de la veine dite La Rosario, du gisement épithermal de Capillitas, province de Catamarca,...luzonite, wittichénite, plusieurs sulfures porteurs de Ge (putzite, Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 sans nom, et une phase
Journal (issue)
Stefano The Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Province, Iran..............................................................417 COVER: PYRRHOTITE with galena and fluorite, 13.5 cm, from the Bairendaba deposit...Maria Fiske (2021) Dona and Kim Niederman (2021) Noel De Dora (2021-2022) Sean P. Sweeney (2021) John C. Medici...first introduced to mineral collecting by Leandro de Magistris, honorary curator at the Natural History...Jingnan Zhang3 Fine specimens of pyrrhotite with galena and fluorite as well as siderite and fluorapatite
Journal (issue)
Marilyn Lang (2020–2023) Walt Donovan (2020–2023) Noel De Dora (2021–2023) Neil B. Prenn (2020–2023) Peter...crystals of its purple variety, amethyst. The municipality of Amatitlán is centrally located within the...farmer who raised corn in the mountains near the municipality of Amatitlán. One day while turning soil, he...three great fluorite districts in Spain’s Asturias Province (the other two being La Collada and Villabona)...INTRODUCTION AND LOCATION Coal mining in Spain’s Asturias Province is a pillar of the local economy, practiced widely
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)
589(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Machacamarca, Bolivia. 3.02 (100), 1.863 (50), 2.66 (40), 3.14 (30),...Total 99.95 99.68 100.00 (1) Chocaya, Bolivia. (2) Aullagas, Bolivia. (3) Ag8 GeS6 . Polymorphism & Series:...Germany); in high-temperature Sn–Ag deposits (Bolivia). Association: Canfieldite, stephanite, acanthite...polybasite, aramayoite, diaphorite, marcasite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, cassiterite, siderite. Distribution:...number of localities in Bolivia, including Aullagas, Colquechaca, Potosı́, Oruro, Porco, Chocaya, and Machacamarca
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The CompositeGold-AntimonyVein Depositat Kharma(Bolivia) H. G. DILL, T. WEISER, I. R. BERNHARDT, Bundesanstah...2729, La Paz, Bolivia Abstract The Kharmaantilnonydepositin the CordilleraOriental,Bolivia,isrepresentative...paper, is about 20 km south-southwestof Potos‱, Bolivia, in the THISpaperdescribespart of a comprehensive...The ma- Rico de Potosiand anotherAg-Zn-Pb mine in a volcanic jor antimonydepositsin Bolivia (Fig. la) are...are in the Cor- dome near Porco (Pb and Zn totaling 11-12 wt %, 950dillera Oriental (Ahlfeld, 1952, 1974;
Book (edition)
considerably from one publication to the next). Left: Galena (lighter grey) and Sphalerite (darker grey). When...reflections. Isotropic minerals, such as pyrite or galena, do not show bireflectance. Left: Radial tungstenite...pyrite or galena, may show an anomalous anisotropy due to a non-stoichiometric composition (see galena, for...etc.). Average Hardness Soft minerals, such as galena or gold, are very difficult to polish without any...respective internal lattice configuration. Cubic galena, for instance, possesses three well-developed cleavages
Book
1. Silver miners—Bolivia—Potosi (Dept.)—History. 2. Silver mines and mining—Bolivia—Potosi (Dept.)— History...History. 3. Indians of South America—Bolivia—Potosi (Dept.)—Employment—History. I. Title. HD8039.M732B53...Caspar Miguel Berrio, Descripcion de zerro rico e ymperial villa de Potosi (1758) Map of the area discussed...be met. My research began in the Archive Gen¬ eral de Indias, whose staff I should thank for their attentions...Archive General de la Nacion of Argen¬ tina, for their helpful service. And in Bolivia itself I have many
Report (volume)
Geology of the Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Municipio de Januaria State of Minas Gerais Brazil GEOLOGICAL...BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Divisao de Fomento da Producao Mineral, Departamento Nacional...Itapiracaba_-_--_--___-_-_______-_-___ Section at Alto de Palmeiras-_.._____-_--___-____________ Age of Bambuf...Porco__--__-_.___.-_____-__._______-__--_---_ Alto de Palmeiras prospect-_____-..____--__--________-_____-_-_-_...Fabiao___________________ Geologic sketch map of the Alto de Palmeiras.------------- Page 38 39 50 51 54 55 56
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Xenothermal Vein-Deposits: The Huari Huari District, PotosĂ­, Bolivia Lisard TorrĂł 1,2, * , Joan Carles Melgarejo...Álvaro MartĂ­nez 4 , NĂșria Pujol-SolĂ  2 , JĂșlia FarrĂ©-de-Pablo 2 , Antoni CamprubĂ­ 5 , David Artiaga 2 , BelĂ©n...15088, Peru Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), C/...(D.A.); belen_tocue4@hotmail.com (B.T.) Facultad de Ciencias GeolĂłgicas, Universidad Mayor San AndrĂ©s... Plaza del Bicentenario–Zona Central, La Paz, Bolivia; diva.moshi@gmail.com Department of Earth Sciences
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)
2010 Editor: J. Fein Keywords: Mine tailings Bolivia PotosĂ­ Zn Cd Sphalerite Wurtzite Column leaching ...experiment that incorporated tailings and soil from PotosĂ­, Bolivia, and modelled 20 cycles of wet and dry season...during experimental column weathering of Bolivian (PotosĂ­) mine tailings in the presence and absence of ïŹ‚oodplain...contributions. 2. Study area The RĂ­o Pilcomayo in Bolivia (20ÂșS 65ÂșW) originates in the central Andes at...metal-polymetallic ore deposits at Cerro Rico de PotosĂ­ (Fig. 1). The deposits are mineralised hydrothermal
Report (issue)
indium-bearing tin-polymetallic ore deposits in Bolivia............................ I12 Graph showing worldwide...Yunnan Province, China, and the VMS deposits of the Murchison greenstone belt in Limpopo Province, South...Bainiuchang, China (located in southeastern Yunnan Province), and the Dabaoshan SEDEX deposit (located in...the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes Mountains of Bolivia. Deposits there occur as dense arrays of narrow...nearby. Modified from Johnson and others (2015), De Vera and others (2004), and Young (2004). B, Stratigraphic
Journal (issue)
ificad a m in e, C e rro R ico d e P o to si, Bolivia. R esearch C h a rita b le T ru s t sp e c im e... famous mineral localities: Cerro ;8.ico de £ofosi Bolivia ^ --------------------- Wendell E. Wilson...Petrov Casilla 1728 Cochabamba, Bolivia Cerro Rico ( “Rich M ou n tain ”) de Potosi is among the oldest and...(1519-1521) and Pizarro conquered Peru and what is now Bolivia (1531-1535). Tons of silver began to pour from...Mineral specimens considered to be from Cerro Rico de Potosi (except perhaps phosphophyllite) must bear
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
replacing a variety of silver minerals, pyrite, and galena. a specific gravity for the pure metal of 10.5...Nevada, and site. Supergene wire-silver also San Antonio mines. Good silver specioccurred intimately associated...produced good silver specimens include mines at Porco, ciated with azurite, acanthite, proustite, and...specimens of historical imporfamous Las Planchas de Plata mine near Nogales, Sonora. tance were found...available. massive galena are reported from the mines at Garpenberg, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile have all
 
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