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Sphalerite from
Carma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco 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 Carma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479196:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCerro Tollojsi mine (Tollojchi mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘPailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘCaracota Mine (Santa Teresita Mine), Caracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘCaracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘAnton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘHuari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘMachacamarca Mine, Machacamarca subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘVeta Montecristo (Monte Cristo mine), Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘCarguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Dill, H. G.; Weiser, T.; Bernhardt, I. R.; Kilibarda, C. Riera (1995) The composite gold-antimony vein deposit at Kharma (Bolivia). Economic Geology, 90 (1). 51-66 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.1.51
Dill, H. G., Pertold, Z., Riera Kilibarda, Carlos (1997) Sediment-hosted and volcanic-hosted Sb vein mineralization in the Potosi region, central Bolivia. Economic Geology, 92 (5) 623-632 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.623
Dill, H. G. (1998) Evolution of Sb mineralisation in modern fold belts: a comparison of the Sb mineralisation in the Central Andes (Bolivia) and the Western Carpathians (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4). 359-378 doi:10.1007/s001260050155
Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) Guia a los Yacimientos Metalíferos de Bolivia, pp 71-72. (Minera San Cristobal S.A. & Empresa Minera Unificada S.A., La Paz)
 
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