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Pyrite from
Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Pyrite

Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena3
Wurtzite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42686:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘChocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘÁnimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘPortugalete mines, Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘTatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMonserrate Mine (Monserrat Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
35.8km (22.2 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
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘCerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘTazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Cook, Robert B. (1977) Morphology and Occurrence of Bolivian Cassiterite. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) 52-57
Wilson, Wendell E. (2001) Notes From the Editors - Old Yuma mine. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (6) 426-501pp.461-461
Torró, Lisard; Cazorla, Malena; Melgarejo, Joan; Camprubí, Antoni; Tarrés, Marta; Gemmrich, Laura; Campeny, Marc; Artiaga, David; Torres, Belén; Martínez, Álvaro; et al. (2019) Indium Mineralization in the Volcanic Dome-Hosted Ánimas–Chocaya–Siete Suyos Polymetallic Deposit, Potosí, Bolivia. Minerals, 9 (10). 604 doi:10.3390/min9100604
 
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