Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 343
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-343.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bronce Vein
Cerro Tetilla
Colorada Mine
Florida Mine
Iroco Mine (Kori Chaka)
Itos Mine
San José Mine
Socavón Mine (La Salvadora Mine)
Vinto Prospect

Latitude: 17°58'7"S
Longitude: 67°8'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.968611111111,-67.133611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Cylindrite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Geocronite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Owyheeite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ca Fe H K O P Pb S Sb Si W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Cylindrite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Geocronite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Mica None Not in a structural group Owyheeite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite Zinkenite

91 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augelite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Cylindrite ()*	Diadochite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Dickite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*	Fizélyite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Franckeite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Heteromorphite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metastibnite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Onoratoite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Owyheeite ()*	Plagionite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Andorite IV ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Rhodostannite ()*
Rhomboclase ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Semseyite ()*	Andorite VI ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zinkenite ()*
Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	26189,26190	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	26186,26190,26191	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	26189,26190	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	26190	272
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	3	26186,26190,26191	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	3	26185,26189,26190	2734
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26189	58
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	26188	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	26188,26189,26190,26192	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	3	26189,26190,26191	79
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	26185,26189,26190	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	26190	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2	26189,26190	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2	26189,26190	1089
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4	26186,26189,26190,26191	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	26189,26190	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	26187	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	26188,26189,26190	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	2	26189,26190	162
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	26190	1382
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	26191	382
Cylindrite ()*	Cylindrite	FePb₃Sn₄Sb₂S₁₄	2	26189,26190	17
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O	0		81
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	2	26189,26190	126
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	26190	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	26189	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	26189	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	26188	8173
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2	26189,26190	13
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	1	26190	54
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	26190	2740
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	2	26189,26190	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	26189	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	26185,26186,26189,26190,26191	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1	26190	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4	26185,26188,26189,26192	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	26188,26192	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	26189,26190	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	26190	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	26188	14640
Heteromorphite ()*	None	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	1	26189	38
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	26190	82
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	1	26190	31
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2	26189,26190	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	26188,26189,26190	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	1	26190	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	26189,26191	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	1	26189	230
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	1	26190	82
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	26189	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	26189	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	26187	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	26190,26191	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	26190,26191	915
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3	26189,26190,26191	87
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	3	26184,26189,26190	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	26188,26189,26192	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26189	128
Onoratoite ()*	None	Sb₈O₁₁Cl₂	1	26190	4
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	26188	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	1	26190	89
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	3	26189,26190,26191	100
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	26190	170
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	26190	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	26185,26188,26189,26190,26191,26192	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	26185,26186,26188,26189,26190,26191,26192	61156
Andorite IV ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	1	26190	7
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	1	26190	34
Rhodostannite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	1	26190	10
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	26190	53
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	26188	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	3	26186,26190,26191	598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	0		4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	26188	1153
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	2	26189,26190	165
Andorite VI ()*	Lillianite	AgPbSb₃S₆	0		8
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	26188	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	26189,26190	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	26185,26190	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2	26189,26190	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	26190	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	26189,26190	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	26190	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	26185,26189,26190	5317
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	2	26189,26190	369
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	26189,26190	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	26189	374
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	26190	372
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	2	26189,26190	228
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	1	26190	86

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050481	Itos Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050481
R060673	San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060673
R110173	San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R110173
R050432	San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050432
R060755	San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R060755

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