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Cassiterite from
Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466645
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466645:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘChocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘChocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘÁnimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘPortugalete mines, Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘMonserrate Mine (Monserrat Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘLa Confianza Mine (San Vicente Mine; Confianza Mine; Tajos Mine; San Francisco Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘPorco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
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
Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)
 
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