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Sphalerite from
Carguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134168:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Silver veins, Carguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘCerro Tollojsi mine (Tollojchi mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘCarma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘCerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘPulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘPailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Turneaure, F.S., Gibson, Russell (1945) Tin deposits of Carguaicollo, Bolivia. American Journal of Science: 243: 523-541.
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
 
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