Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 23849
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23849.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Atocha-Quechisla Mining District
Candelaria Mine (Litoral Mine)
Cobija-Chilco District
Mojo
Portugalete
San Vicente District
Sucre Mine
Suipacha
Tatasí
Tupiza

Latitude: 21°6'11"S
Longitude: 66°15'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.103055555556,-66.252777777778

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Aramayoite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite
Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Covellite	Cylindrite
Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Löllingite	Lillianite	Marcasite
Matlockite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Owyheeite	Phosphosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Tungstite	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite	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 Cl Cu Fe Ge H In K Mo 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:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Aramayoite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite
Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Covellite Cylindrite
Diaspore Enargite Epidote Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Löllingite Lillianite Marcasite
Matlockite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Owyheeite Phosphosiderite Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Tungstite Vivianite Wavellite Wurtzite Xanthoconite Zinkenite

92 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Aramayoite ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augelite ()*	Baryte ()*
Baumstarkite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clino-oscarkempffite ()*
Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Daubréeite ()*	Diaphorite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*	Fizélyite ()*	Franckeite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hocartite ()*
Izoklakeite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metavariscite ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Oscarkempffite ()*	Owyheeite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Roquesite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scorodite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strengite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tungstite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Variscite ()*
Varlamoffite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Wurtzite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	26591	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	2	26558,26582	315
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	26594	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	26558,26579,26591	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	26564	2734
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	4	26561,26563,26564,26576	29
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	2	26561,26564	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	8	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568,26576,26579,26591	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	3	26561,26576,26591	79
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	6	26564,26579,26581,26582,26586,26591	11547
Baumstarkite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₃S₆	1	26564	6
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	3	26558,26564,26576	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	5	26558,26561,26564,26576,26591	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	26558	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	26582	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	4	26567,26568,26583,26591	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	5	26558,26564,26568,26583,26591	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	26591	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	3	26561,26566,26591	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	9	26558,26561,26564,26568,26576,26579,26582,26583,26587	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	26575,26591	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	26558	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	26582	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	26558,26561,26564,26568,26581,26582,26583,26591	27198
Clino-oscarkempffite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₁₅Pb₆Sb₂₁Bi₁₈S₇₂	1	26563	1
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	1	26558	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	26582	4165
Daubréeite ()*	Matlockite	BiO(OH)	1	26558	13
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	2	26561,26576	126
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	2	26558,26559	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	26594	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	2	26558,26591	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	26563	13
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	2	26561,26591	54
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	7	26561,26564,26567,26576,26579,26587,26591	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	5	26561,26563,26564,26568,26582	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	14	26558,26561,26564,26567,26568,26575,26576,26579,26581,26582,26583,26586,26587,26591	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1	26582	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	26558	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	26558,26569,26571,26572,26582,26588	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	3	26579,26582,26587	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	26561	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	26582	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	26558,26583	804
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	5	26561,26564,26565,26568,26591	31
Izoklakeite ()*	Kobellite	Pb_26.4(Cu,Fe)₂(Sb,Bi)_19.6S₅₇	1	26564	25
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	4	26558,26561,26564,26582	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	26558,26564,26583	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	26579	5591
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	26561	762
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	26582	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	26564	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5	26561,26564,26582,26583,26586	5674
Metavariscite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	27
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	5	26561,26563,26564,26576,26591	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	26558,26564,26582,26583	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
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	26591	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	10	26563,26564,26565,26576,26581,26582,26583,26586,26591,26592	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	13	26558,26559,26561,26563,26564,26568,26576,26579,26582,26583,26587,26591,26592	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	26575,26591	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	26591	771
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	1	26592	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	26558,26564,26576,26582,26591	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568,26569,26571,26572,26576,26579,26582,26583,26588,26591	61156
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	5	26561,26564,26568,26576,26591	34
Roquesite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuInS₂	1	26582	46
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)	7	26558,26561,26564,26568,26582,26591,26592	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	3	26568,26576,26591	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12	26558,26561,26564,26568,26576,26579,26582,26583,26586,26587,26588,26591	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	10	26558,26561,26563,26564,26568,26576,26579,26582,26583,26591	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	3	26561,26582,26591	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	7	26569,26572,26573,26576,26578,26588,26591	3418
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	263
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	26582	332
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	26558	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	12	26558,26561,26564,26568,26576,26579,26581,26582,26583,26586,26591,26592	5317
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	1	26558	118
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	2	26591,26592	369
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	26558	301
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	1	26558	56
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	26591	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	2	26561,26564	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1	26558	297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	26575	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	4	26561,26564,26567,26591	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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