| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Habit: | Crystals to 8cm, twins to 5cm |
| Colour: | Colorless, Dark brown, phantoms |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 389 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 8 |
| Siderite | 108 |
| Tourmaline | 44 |
| Arsenopyrite | 22 |
| Pyrite | 21 |
| Apatite | 6 |
| Vivianite | 6 |
| Limonite | 2 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Bismuthinite | 2 |
| Marcasite | 2 |
| Ankerite | 2 |
| Wolframite Group | 2 |
| Stannite | 1 |
| Löllingite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Viloco Mine (Araca Mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (349 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2885 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2885:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cassiterite in this Region |
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| San Antonio Mine, Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘOtilia mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘLaramcota mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 18.4km (11.5 miles) | ⓘCaracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 31.7km (19.7 miles) | ⓘPepita mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 32.1km (19.9 miles) | ⓘTirus mine, Quime, Inquisivi province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 32.3km (20.1 miles) | ⓘBajaderia mine, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 38.4km (23.8 miles) | ⓘEureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | ⓘSayaquiri mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 55.9km (34.8 miles) | ⓘEnramada Mine, Yanacachi District, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz, Bolivia |
| References |
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Artiaga, D., Torres, B., Torró, L., Tauler, E., Melgarejo, J. C., & Arce, O. R. (2013) The Viloco Sn-W-Mo-As deposits, Bolivia: geology and mineralogy. pp 1239-1242 12th SGA Meeting Vol 3 |
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Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia