Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Potosí City, Potosí, Bolivia

mindat Locality ID: 33000
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33000.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Potosí City, Potosí, Bolivia": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cerro Chachacomiri
Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico)
Cordillera Kari-Kari
Río De La Ribera

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cylindrite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite
Garnet	Germanite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Owyheeite	Phosphophyllite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stannite
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Voltaite	Wavellite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite	Zircon

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cylindrite Diaspore Epidote Epsomite
Garnet Germanite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Lillianite Melanterite Melonite Mica Nickeline
None Owyheeite Phosphophyllite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stannite
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Turquoise Voltaite Wavellite Wurtzite Xanthoconite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenic ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berndtite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Colusite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaphorite ()*
Dickite ()*	Doyleite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Faustite ()*
Fizélyite ()*	Franckeite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Herzenbergite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Matildite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Ottemannite ()*
Owyheeite ()*	Phosphophyllite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Siderotil ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valentinite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Voltaite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	26502	2793
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	26525	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	26502,26511	966
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26502	58
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1	26502	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	26502,26505,26515,26519	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	26502,26516	11547
Berndtite ()*	Melonite	SnS₂	1	26502	11
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	26502	1935
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2	26502,26527	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	26502,26527	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	10	26502,26505,26509,26511,26515,26516,26521,26523,26526,26528	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	26509	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	26502,26505,26509,26511,26515,26523,26527	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	26502	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	26501	2600
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	1	26502	110
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	26525	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5	26505,26509,26511,26515,26523	4165
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈	1	26502	126
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	26502	651
Doyleite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	26502	15
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	26525	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	26512	163
Faustite ()*	Turquoise	ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	26502	24
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	1	26502	54
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	1	26502	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2	26502,26527	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	26502,26507,26508,26527,26529	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	26502	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	26502	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	26502	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	26525	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	26502	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	26502,26511	14640
Herzenbergite ()*	Arsenolamprite	SnS	1	26502	35
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	4	26502,26509,26512,26523	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	26502	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	26527	5591
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	2	26502,26523	252
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	26502	915
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1	26502	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	26502	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	26502	112
Ottemannite ()*	None	Sn₂S₃	1	26502	4
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	1	26502	89
Phosphophyllite ()*	Phosphophyllite	Zn₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	1	26502	29
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	26502	265
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	1	26503	6
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	7	26502,26503,26512,26515,26519,26522,26523	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	26501,26502,26505,26508,26509,26511,26515,26519,26523,26527	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	26502	771
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	1	26502	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	26502,26529	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	26502,26505,26507,26509,26511,26515,26523,26525,26526,26527	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	26527,26529	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	26502	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	26502,26507,26527	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	1	26502	73
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	26502	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	26502	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	26502,26507	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	10	26501,26502,26503,26505,26508,26511,26515,26519,26523,26528	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	6	26502,26505,26509,26511,26515,26523	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	2	26502,26529	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	26502,26509	3418
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	26502	105
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	8	26502,26505,26509,26511,26515,26519,26521,26523	5317
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	2	26502,26508	369
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	1	26502	56
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1	26502	111
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	26502	374
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	26502	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	26502	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050224	Unificada Mine, Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí, Bolivia	https://rruff.info/R050224

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