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Geology and Mineral Resources of the Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia (USGS Bulletin no. 1975)

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Full ReferenceGeology and Mineral Resources of the Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia (USGS Bulletin no. 1975)
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Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Parotani district, Quillacollo Province, Cochabamba, Boliviaⓘ Azurite, ⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Bornite, ⓘ Chalcanthite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Limonite, ⓘ Malachite, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz
Americas Unidas Mine, Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Boliviaⓘ Azurite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Cuprite, ⓘ Malachite
Maríe Elena Mine (Elena; Helena; Victoria), Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Boliviaⓘ Azurite, ⓘ Brochantite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Chrysocolla, ⓘ Cuprite, ⓘ Gypsum, ⓘ Malachite
Pisakheri Mine (Pisaqueri; Pisakeri; Anaconda; Violeta), Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Boliviaⓘ Azurite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Cuprite, ⓘ Malachite, ⓘ Native Copper
Porvenir Mine, Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Boliviaⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Malachite
Veta Verde Mine, Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Boliviaⓘ Anhydrite, ⓘ Azurite, ⓘ Bornite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Cuprite, ⓘ Domeykite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Malachite, ⓘ Native Copper
Guernica Mine, San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Pyrargyrite, ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup
La Confianza Mine (San Vicente Mine; Confianza Mine; Tajos Mine; San Francisco Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Bornite, ⓘ Cassiterite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Electrum, ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup, ⓘ Galenobismutite, ⓘ Jamesonite, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Phosphophyllite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Siderite, ⓘ Stannite, ⓘ Stromeyerite
Monserrate Mine (Monserrat Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Boulangerite, ⓘ Bournonite, ⓘ Cassiterite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Pyrargyrite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Stannite, ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Vetillas Mine, San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Cassiterite, ⓘ Franckeite
Jaquehua Mine (Jaquegua Mine), Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Acanthite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Sericite
Rosario de Escala Mine (Escala Mine; Escala de Lipez Mine; Crosca Mine), Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Siderite
El Mestizo prospect, San Antonio de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Bornite, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Native Silver, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Stibnite
Machu Socavón Mine, San Antonio de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Alunite, ⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Galena, Hornblende, ⓘ Jarosite, ⓘ Limonite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Opal, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Sphalerite
Mesa de Plata Mine, San Antonio de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Aikinite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Cassiterite, ⓘ Greenockite, Hornblende, ⓘ Illite, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Polybasite, ⓘ Stephanite, ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Nuevo Mundo Mine, San Antonio de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup
Mercedes Mine (Goya I Mine; Santa Rosa Mine), Santa Isabel district, San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Cassiterite, ⓘ Chalcocite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Native Silver, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Stibnite
Santa Isabel Mine (Candelaria Mine), Santa Isabel district, San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Bournonite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Fizélyite, ⓘ Franckeite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Marcasite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Petzite, ⓘ Pyrargyrite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Semseyite, ⓘ Sericite
Cerro Malmisa, Tinguipaya Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Boliviaⓘ Hematite

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(1992) Geology and mineral resources of the Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia. Bulletin 1975. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1975
U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia (1991) Mineral deposits and occurrences of the Bolivian Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Open-File Report 91-0286.
U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geologico de Bolivia, (compiler) (1991) Mineral deposits and occurrences of the Bolivian Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental. Open-File Report Vol. 1991 (91-286) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr91286
Ellison, R. A. (1990) The geology of the Western Cordillera and Altiplano west of Lake Titicaca, southern Peru. Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources 65. British Geological Survey
Marsh, Sherman P., Richter, D.H., Ludington, S.D., Soria-Escalante, Eduardo, Escobar-Diaz, Angel (1995) Digital geologic map of the Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia. Open-File Report Vol. 1995 (95-494) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr95494
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Hansen, Wallace R. (1956). Geology and mineral resources of the Hudson and Maynard quadrangles, Massachusetts, USGS Bulletin 1038.
De Keyser, Frank, Wolff, K.W. (1964) The geology and mineral resources of the Chillagoe area, Queensland. Australia Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin No. 70, 136 p.
Overbeck, R.M. (1919) Geology and mineral resources of the west coast of Chichagof Island: USGS Bulletin 692-B: 91-136.
Stose, George W. and Bascom Florence (1932) The Geology and Mineral Resources of Adams County, Pennsylvania, USGS Bulletin 136, pp. 124.
 
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