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Cassiterite from
Avicaya Mines (Totoral Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Avicaya Mines (Totoral Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468645
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468645:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBolivar Mine (Antequera Mine), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMonserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘAntequera Mine (Tihua Mines), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘIchocollo Mine (Monserrat Mine), Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘCandelaria Mine, Callapampa, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘTrinacria Mine, Callapampa, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘVila Apacheta, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘMaria-Teresa Mine, Huari, Eduardo Abaroa Province, Oruro, Bolivia
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘVilacota mine, Uncía, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Federico Ahlfeld y Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
Cook, Robert B. (1977) Morphology and Occurrence of Bolivian Cassiterite. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) 52-57
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)p.61
 
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