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Quartz from
Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia


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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Quartz, etc.

Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
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.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite14
Fluorapatite14
Jeromite7
Ferberite6
Sphalerite5
Fluorite4
Galena4
Arsenopyrite3
Scorodite2
Apatite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58409:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘChicote Chico, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘChicote Grande Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
24.1km (14.9 miles) ⓘInca San Antonia Mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘYarvicoya mine (Stella Maris mine), Yarvicoya, Tapacari Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘYugoslavia mine, Canton Rea Rea, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘIncuyo, Tapacari Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘSan Miguel mine, Lequepalca, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘColquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘLa Bomba Mine, Condeauque mining district (Conde Auque), Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSanta Isabel Mine, Condeauque mining district (Conde Auque), Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
References
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