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Locality Name:
Atocha-Quechisla Mining District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 22810
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22810.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Atocha-Quechisla Mining District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cerro Chorolque
Chocaya-Animas (Animas-Chocaya)

Latitude: 20°57'25"S
Longitude: 66°11'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.956944444444,-66.189166666667

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.

Alunite	Aramayoite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Cylindrite	Diaspore	Enargite	Gypsum	Kobellite	Löllingite
Lillianite	Marcasite	Matlockite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Owyheeite	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Tungstite
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cu Fe Ge H K Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Aramayoite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Cylindrite Diaspore Enargite Gypsum Kobellite Löllingite
Lillianite Marcasite Matlockite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Owyheeite Phosphosiderite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tungstite
Wavellite Wurtzite Zinkenite

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Argyrodite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augelite ()*	Baryte ()*	Baumstarkite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clino-oscarkempffite ()*	Cosalite ()*
Daubréeite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Enargite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*
Fizélyite ()*	Franckeite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hessite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Izoklakeite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Metavariscite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Oscarkempffite ()*
Owyheeite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramdohrite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Strengite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tungstite ()*	Variscite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	26558	315
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26558	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	26564	2734
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	3	26561,26563,26564	29
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	2	26561,26564	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	1	26561	79
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	26564	11547
Baumstarkite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₃S₆	1	26564	6
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2	26558,26564	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	3	26558,26561,26564	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	26558	716
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2	26567,26568	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	3	26558,26564,26568	1089
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	2	26561,26566	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4	26558,26561,26564,26568	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	26558	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	26558,26561,26564,26568	27198
Clino-oscarkempffite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	1	26563	1
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	1	26558	344
Daubréeite ()*	Matlockite	BiO(OH)	1	26558	13
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1	26561	126
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	2	26558,26559	910
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	1	26558	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	26563	13
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	1	26561	54
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	3	26561,26564,26567	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	4	26561,26563,26564,26568	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	26558,26561,26564,26567,26568	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	26558	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	26558	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	26561	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	26558	804
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	4	26561,26564,26565,26568	31
Izoklakeite ()*	Kobellite	Pb_26.4(Cu,Fe)₂(Sb,Bi)_19.6S₅₇	1	26564	25
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	3	26558,26561,26564	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	26558,26564	2228
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	26561	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	26564	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	26561,26564	5674
Metavariscite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	27
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	3	26561,26563,26564	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	26558,26564	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26558	128
Oscarkempffite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₁₀Pb₄(Sb₁₇Bi₉)S₄₈	1	26563	1
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	1	26561	89
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	3	26563,26564,26565	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	26558,26559,26561,26563,26564,26568	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	26558,26564	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568	61156
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	3	26561,26564,26568	34
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	26558	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	1153
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	2	26558,26567	165
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	26558,26561,26564,26568	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	26568	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	26558,26561,26564,26568	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	5	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	26561	586
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	263
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	26558	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	26558,26561,26564,26568	5317
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	1	26558	118
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	301
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	1	26558	56
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	2	26561,26564	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1	26558	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	3	26561,26564,26567	372
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	1	26561	228

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R061071	Ánimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas (Animas-Chocaya), Atocha-Quechisla Mining District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R061071
R110001	Chocaya Mine, Chocaya-Animas (Animas-Chocaya), Atocha-Quechisla Mining District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R110001

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