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Pyrrhotite from
Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Japan-law twinning in quartz is unusually common here, many with inclusions of arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite or marcasite, and often coated with crusts of scorodite and pitticite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58414:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘChicote Grande Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘColquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘEureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘChambillaya mining district, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘCaracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘSan AndrÃĐs mine, Cerro Llallagua, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
79.3km (49.2 miles) ⓘJapo Mine (Negro PabellÃģn Mine), Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘLa Reina mine (La Reyna mine), PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘMorococala Mine, Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘSanta FÃĐ Mine, Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
References
Collections of Alfredo Petrov and Dr. Jaroslav Hyrsl. Crystallized species XRD by Jaroslav Hyrsl. Jeromite and pitticite checked by SEM and wet chemical analysis.
 
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