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Muscovite from
Itos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Itos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010525:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘIroco mine (Kori Chaka), Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘVinto prospect, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘJapo Mine (Negro PabellÃģn Mine), Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘKori Kollu mine (Inti Raymi mine; Kori Kollo mine), Cerro Chuquina, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘSanta FÃĐ Mine, Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘMorococala Mine, Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘHuanuni mine, Huanuni, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘIchocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, PoopÃģ Province, Oruro, Bolivia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘColquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘKami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
References
Moricz, F., Walder, I. F., & Madai, F. (2009). Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of waste material from Itos Sn-Ag deposit, Bolivia. Proceeding of securing the future and 8th ICARD. SkellefteÃĨ, Sweden, 525-534.
 
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