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Bournonite from
Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Bournonite

Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bournonite
Formula:PbCuSbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bournonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2274:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bournonite
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘChocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘCarguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Pinto-Vasquez, Jose (1993) Volcanic dome-associated precious and base metal epithermal mineralization at Pulacayo, Bolivia. Economic Geology, 88 (3) 697-700 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.697
 
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