| 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, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv Rausch) Jase...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping |
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(2001) November - December 2001. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 32 (6) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| livia Alfredo Petrov Casilla 1728 Cochabamba, Bolivia e-mail: alfredopetrov@earthlink.net Bill and Carol...Colorado 80020 e-mail: smith72@attglobal.net Bolivia, a landlocked nation three times as large as M...this gazetteer. INTRODUCTION Most people think of Bolivia as a land of great mountain ranges and high cold...description only fits the southwestern third of Bolivia. The two thirds of the country to the north and... Cerro Manomo. The northeastern two thirds of Bolivia contains the fastest growing regions; industrial |
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Desanois, Louis, Lüders, Volker, Niedermann, Samuel, Trumbull, Robert B. (2019) Formation of epithermal Sn-Ag-(Zn) vein-type mineralization at the Pirquitas deposit, NW Argentina: Fluid inclusion and noble gas isotopic constraints. Chemical Geology, 508. 78-91 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.04.024 |
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| ores at Pirquitas. Colloform sphalerite and pyrargyrite deposited during event II contain two-phase aqueous...(12–16 Ma) in NW Argentina, and particularly in Bolivia, is important because dacitic domes and intrusive...to their location and orientation (Fig. 2). The Potosí, San Miguel, Chocaya, Oploca, San Pedro, Llallagua...steeplydipping and strike at 105° whereas the Blanca and Colquechaca veins strike near 305°. The veins of the Potosi...occurs around the San Miguel, Veta Blanca and Colquechaca veins (Malvicini, 1978; Paar et al., 1996; Rosas |
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Prior, G. T., Spencer, L. J. (1898) Stanniferous Argyrodite from Bolivia: The Identity of the So-Called “Crystallised Brongniardite” with Argyrodite-Canfieldite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 12 (54) 5-14 doi:10.1180/minmag.1898.012.54.03 |
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| Stanniferous Ap;q~rodite f r o m Bolivia : The Identity of the so-called " Crystallised Brongniardite... [Read February 1st, 1898.] HE occurrence in Bolivia of minerals containing the rare element germanium...Argyrodite and a new Sulpho~tannate of Silver from Bolivia." Amer. Journ. Sci. 1894, XLu 451-4; Abstract,...described. STANNIFEROUS ARGYRODITE FROM AULLAOAS, BOLIVIA. In 1894 Mr. Jacobo Aillon presented to the British...village, 15,500 feet above sea level, in the province Chayanta, of the department Potosi. The specimens consist |
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Prior, G. T., Spencer, L. J. (1898) Stanniferous Argyrodite from Bolivia: The Identity of the So-Called “Crystallised Brongniardite” with Argyrodite-Canfieldite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 12 (54). 5-14 doi:10.1180/minmag.1898.012.54.03 |
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| Stanniferous Ap;q~rodite f r o m Bolivia : The Identity of the so-called " Crystallised Brongniardite... [Read February 1st, 1898.] HE occurrence in Bolivia of minerals containing the rare element germanium...Argyrodite and a new Sulpho~tannate of Silver from Bolivia." Amer. Journ. Sci. 1894, XLu 451-4; Abstract,...described. STANNIFEROUS ARGYRODITE FROM AULLAOAS, BOLIVIA. In 1894 Mr. Jacobo Aillon presented to the British...village, 15,500 feet above sea level, in the province Chayanta, of the department Potosi. The specimens consist |
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(2023) Argentopyrite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| hydrothermal veins. Association: Arsenic, proustite, pyrargyrite, pyrostilpnite, xanthoconite, sternbergite, stephanite...Omidani mine, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. At Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia. In the Silvana mine, Sandon, British |
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(1991, July) July-August 1991. Price List. Mineralogical Research Co. |
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| l $28.50 ANDORITE - !tos Mine, Dept. of Oruro, Bolivia - Dana locale - See the Min. Record, May-June 1975..."show" quality. S85. ARGYRODITE, PYRARGYRITE - Colquechaca, La Paz, Bolivia - Dana locale for both minerals...a visit to the then very old Silver mines of Colquechaca (Montgomery's trip was in 1925). Argyrodite is:...ls known. It is aften found associated with Pyrargyrite, as are the three specimens available here, all...collection. Pyrargyrite is: Ag3SbS 3 . Further mentions of the occurrence af Argyrodite from Colquechaca can |
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Cook, Robert (2002) Connoisseur's Choice: Pyrargyrite. Rocks & Minerals, 77 (4) 248-251 doi:10.1080/00357529.2002.9925642 |
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| B. COOK Department of Geology and Geography Pyrargyrite Downloaded by [New York University] at 17:35...dominant member of the family, the antimony-analog pyrargyrite, is similarly sought, yet offers collectors somewhat...mineral of silver, well-crystallized specimens of pyrargyrite have been recovered from an interesting array...Mexico and, to a lesser extent, Peru. When fresh, pyrargyrite is dark red; however, it tarnishes when exposed...hardness of 2.5 and a measured density of 5.82. Pyrargyrite is hexagonal (3m), most commonly forming stout |
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Wallace, Terry C., Barton, Mark, Wilson, Wendell E. (1994) Silver & Silver-Bearing Minerals. Rocks & Minerals, 69 (1) 16-38 doi:10.1080/00357529.1994.9925571 |
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| C. After the Punic Wars, Iberia became a Roman province, and huge quantities of silver flowed from Spain...discovered. In 1535, Pizarro conquered Peru and Bolivia, and the incredible deposits of Potosi were discovered...silver mined up to that point in history, and Bolivia and Peru had also produced substantial amounts...groups. The ruby silver group (prousite and pyrargyrite) contains the best-known sulfosalts. In these... Wendell Wilson photo. nguw 21 (far right). Pyrargyrite, Fresnillo, Mexieo; double terminated crystal |
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Toulmin, Priestley, 3d, (1963) Proustite-pyrargyrite solid solutions. American Mineralogist, 48 (7-8) 725-736 |
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| AMERICA JULY-AUGUST,1963 Nos. 7 and 8 PROUSTITE-PYRARGYRITE SOLID SOLUTIONS1 PnrBsrr,BvTourutN, 3o, U. S...Washington25, D. C. AssrRA.cr Proustite (AgaAsSr) and pyrargyrite (AggSbSr) form a complete series of solid solutions...equilibrium two-ruby-silver assemblages. A specimen of pyrargyrite from Casapalca, Peru, has unitcell dimensions...Ag3AsS3, about twice the arsenic content of any pyrargyrite heretofore reported. InrnouucrroN The extent...between the ruby silver minerals, proustite and pyrargyrite, has not previously been established satisfactorily |
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Cook, Robert B. (2006) Polybasite. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (1) 44-48 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.1.44-48 |
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| two most familiar ruby silvers, proustite and pyrargyrite, have been covered previously in this column...MINERALS Commonly associated minerals include pyrargyrite, stephanite, tetrahedrite and other silver and...polybasite crystals to 1 cm associated with pyrargyrite, Figure 1. A 1.6-cm polybasite crystal and associated...San Bernardino County, where it occurs with pyrargyrite, and stephanite (Murdoch and Webb 1966). Small...Miller, where it is associated with stephanite, pyrargyrite, and breithauptite. Vugs containing polybasite |
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Ahlfeld, Friedrich (1936) The Bolivian tin belt. Economic Geology, 31 (1) 48-72 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.31.1.48 |
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| cycle .............. The Tertiary petrographic province ............................. The Tertiary me...excellentwork of Myron Davy (I92O), the Bolivian Tin Province has beenthe object of much detailedresearch. Its...a short summary of the present knowledgeof the province. Many questionshave not yet been solved;geologicaland...provenearly Tertiary2 ageare knownin this part of Bolivia. The batholith of apliticgranitewhichI foundin...canism in themiddle andsouthern partsof thetin province pro• Theageof theyoungmagmatie rocksof Peru,especially |
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Cook, Robert B. (2005) Connoisseur's Choice: Bournonite. Rocks & Minerals, 80 (1) 40-44 doi:10.3200/rmin.80.1.40-44 |
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| Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain mineral species that...most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information and photographs...in the Vibora and other mines at Machacamarca, Potosí, where it occurred with augelite, tetrahedrite...vein at Pulacayo, Potosí, where it was associated with pyrite, freibergite, pyrargyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite...and mines at Poopó. Several other Department of Potosí localities have produced interesting bournonite |
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Spencer, L. J. (1907) Notes on some Bolivian minerals (Jamesonite, Andorite, Cassiterite, Tourmaline, &c.). Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 14 (67). 308-344 doi:10.1180/minmag.1907.014.67.03 |
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| manager in Bolivia. Another collection , which may be specially mentioned, was brought from Bolivia by Sir...specimens, notably a mass of pyrargyrite with crystals of argyrodite from Colquechaca, and a large mamillated...silver from the Cobrizos mine at San Cristobal in province NorLipez, have been presented by Sefor F. Avelino...Portugaletc in the province Sud-Chichas, and from the tin and bismuth mines at Tasna in province Nor-Chichas...in the silver lodes of Tatasi and Portugalete, Bolivia.' Trans. Inst. Mining and Metallurgy, London, 1899 |
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(2023) Pyrargyrite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| Pyrargyrite Ag3 SbS3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...Freiberg, Saxony. From Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara Province, Spain. At Jáchymov (Joachimsthal) and from Přı́bram...Co. In Canada, from Cobalt, Ontario. In Bolivia, at Colquechaca, Potosı́. From many localities in Mexico...I, 362–366. (2) Toulmin, P. (1963) Proustite–pyrargyrite solid solutions. Amer. Mineral., 48, 725–736 |
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(2023) Argyrodite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| 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:...Sn–Ag deposits (Bolivia). Association: Canfieldite, stephanite, acanthite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, aramayoite... At a number of localities in Bolivia, including Aullagas, Colquechaca, Potosı́, Oruro, Porco, Chocaya...Korea. From Shuiji, Fujian Province, and in the Baiguoyuan deposit, Hubei Province, China. Name: From the |
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(2023) Hocartite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| c = 10.96 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Tacama, Bolivia. 3.26 (100), 1.98 (80), 1.72 (70), 2.03 (50), 2...89 24.73 Total 100.6 99.9 100.00 (1) Tacama, Bolivia; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Ag1...tetrahedrite, pyrargyrite, silver, sphalerite, wurtzite, siderite, fluorite. Distribution: In Bolivia, from Tacama...Tacama [TL], Hocaya, Colquechaca, Potosı́, and Chocaya. In the Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department...Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. At Fournial, Cantal, France [TL]. From the Himmelsfürst mine, Erbisdorf |
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(2023) Canfieldite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| 16.37 Total 99.29 98.33 100.00 (1) Aullagas, Bolivia. (2) Revelstoke, Canada; by electron microprobe...paragenetic sequence. Association: Argyrodite, pyrargyrite, stephanite, acanthite, polybasite, freibergite...Distribution: In Bolivia, exceptional crystals from the Gallofa vein, Aullagas, near Colquechaca, and at the...Pirquitas deposit, Riconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In Canada, from about 33 km northeast...Prefecture, Japan. At Shuiji, Jianyang Co., Fujian Province, China. From the Karamken Au–Ag deposit, Okhotsk |
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(2023) Miargyrite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| origin. Association: Baumstarkite, proustite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, silver, galena, sphalerite, pyrite...Felsőbánya, Hungary). From Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara Province, Spain. In the Strezhen deposit, Altai Mountains...India. In the Ailaoshan metamorphic belt, Yunnan Province, China. From the Van Silver mine, Brandywine Creek...Huantajaya, Tarapacá. At Colquechaca and Cerro Rico, Potosı́, and Pulcayo, Huanchaca, Bolivia. From Huancavalica |
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(2023) Dyscrasite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America |
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| primary and secondary Association: Silver, pyrargyrite, acanthite, stromeyerite, tetrahedrite, allemontite..., Haut-Rhin. From Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara Province, Spain. At Přı́bram, Czech Republic. From Långsjön...Chañarcillo, south of Copiapó, Atacama, Chile. At Colquechaca, Bolivia. From the Highbridge mine, Belmont district |
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Wallace, Terry C., Hall-Wallace, Michelle K. (2003) Minerals of the Andes: Emeralds, Gold, and Silver from the Sky. Rocks & Minerals, 78 (1) 12-38 doi:10.1080/00357529.2003.9926689 |
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| 205 feet), Tocorpuri on the border of Chile and Bolivia is 6,873 meters (22,550 feet), and the highest...narrow to only 32 kilometers (20 miles), whereas in Bolivia they Dr. Terry C. Wallace is a professor of geosciences...09:23 14 October 2014 vivianites from Oruro, Bolivia; and fantastic pyrargyrites from Hauncavelica,...Pomerape (6,282 meters) on the border of Chile and Bolivia. These volcanoes, like hundreds of others in the...by one of the authors (TCW) and colleagues in Bolivia. in silicates and thus are quite viscous. This |
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Chamberlain, Steven C., King, Vandall T. (1981) The William W. Pinch Mineral Collection. Rocks & Minerals, 56 (2) 49-66 doi:10.1080/00357529.1981.11767283 |
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| and Shinkolobwe, Zaire; Tsumeb, Namibia; Colquechaca, Bolivia; Mounana, Gabon; Terlingua, Texas; Mt. St... Nuristan, Laghman hattan, Nevada (9.5 cm). Province, Afghanistan (5.3 cm). Figure 13: Silver, Calumet...blue-green vivianite crystals, Montserrat mine, Pazna, Bolivia (12 cm). Figure Figure 19: Transparent, light... V . San Isidro N. 380, San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia (8.5 cm). Figure 70: Brown pyrosmalite crystal...Norway (6 cm). Figure 73: Dark reddish grey pyrargyrite crystals from Schneeberg, Niederschlema, Saxony |
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Keighin, C.William, Honea, R.M. (1969) The system Ag-Sb-S from 600�C to 200�C. Mineralium Deposita, 4 (2) doi:10.1007/bf00208050 |
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| in the composition area bounded by argentite-_pyrargyrite_-sulfur suggests the probable existence of a mineral...decomposes in the absence of sulfur to form pyrargyrite plus argentite, whereas with excess sulfur the...Sb-billingsleyite plus pyrargyrite. Pyrostilpnite (AgaSb $8), the low temperature dimorph of pyrargyrite, is unstable...by UYT~.N~OGAARDT(1951) with dyscrasite and pyrargyrite in the Central European silver districts. It...several localities in association with argenfite, pyrargyrite, miargyrite, or stibnite. Agantbite-argentite(AgzS) |
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Pracejus, Berhard - Ed. (2014) The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope (1st ed.) Elsevier. |
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| Stephanite II/E.06-10 468 Proustite II/E.07-10 470 Pyrargyrite II/E.07-20 472 Xanthoconite II/E.07-30 474 Samsonite...safflorite (darker grey than arsenic) covered by pyrargyrite (blue grey); St. Andreasberg, Hartz Mts., Germany...safflorite (blue to brown to dark anisotropy), pyrargyrite (small red internal reflections); St. Andreasberg...(yellowish to blue grey anisotropy); Huallatani Mine, Bolivia [c]; Nic. + C Twinned skeletal bismuth (distinct...(dark grey); Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Chile [a]; Nic. // Anhedral domeykite as fissure |
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Pracejus, Bernhard - Ed. (2014) The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope (2nd ed.) Elsevier. doi:10.1016/c2012-0-01360-9 |
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| deep violet and brown complex twins, lamellar Pyrargyrite yes Stromeyerite Silicon, native weak, not...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...Copper, Embolite, Galena, Geversite, native Gold, Pyrargyrite, Niggliite Allabogdanite, Anyuiite, Auricupride...grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample as above:...(West Wits Line), Witwatersrand field, Gauteng Province, South Africa; PPL B Intergrowth of electrum (yellowish |
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