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Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Boliviai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 23' 30'' South , 67° 7' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-17.39175,-67.12538
GRN:
S12W46
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colquiri3,933(2013)0.3km
Conchamarca234(2018)35.6km
Colchani1,074(2012)44.2km
Belen620(2018)45.1km
Kollpa Khuchu Belen357(2018)46.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
19843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19843:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Armas, Ocavi, Unificada, Triunfo, Grande, Alto Colquiri, Central


Active zinc-tin mine located at 4,200 meters altitude in far southern La Paz department, close to border of Oruro department. Famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite crystals.

The Colquiri deposit, composed of fissure-filling polymetallic veins, originated as a result of subvolcanic or plutonic acidic magmatism during the Oligocene–Miocene period. The Cordillera Real is composed of Paleozoic materials intruded by various granitic bodies; however, no intrusive rocks have been identified in the vicinity of the deposit. Despite this, the Colquiri deposit has been associated with the Quimsa Cruz intrusive, although there is a distance of about 50 km between them. It is composed of granodiorites and quartz monzonites.
The deposit consists of veins hosted within Silurian shales and quartzites of the Uncía and Catavi Formations. The Uncía Formation is composed primarily of pelitic rocks with sandy intercalations toward its upper levels, while the Catavi Formation comprises alternating layers of quartzites and black shales, with a total thickness of approximately 500 m. All these rock units have been affected by folding with a NW–SE structural trend. The mineralized veins are found filling faults with N–S and NNE orientations, with the main fault systems being San José, Ocavi, Triunfo, and Doble Ancho. These veins can reach lengths of up to 700 m and thicknesses of up to 2 m. The most significant veins are Blanca, Rosario, San Antonio, and San Carlos. According to the distribution of veins, the deposit has been divided into seven sectors: Armas, Ocavi, Unificada, Triunfo, Grande, Alto Colquiri, and Central.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘAlbite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ'Apatite'
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘArsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
ⓘ'Biotite'
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘBismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
ⓘCassiterite
Formula:SnO2
References:
Campbell, Donald Fergus (1947) Geology of the Colquiri tin mine, Bolivia.Economic Geology, 42 (1) 1-21doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.1.1
Cook, Robert B. (1977) Morphology and Occurrence of Bolivian Cassiterite.The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) 52-57
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘChalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'
ⓘColquiriite (TL)
Formula:CaLi[AlF6]
Type Locality:
ⓘCreedite
Formula:Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
ⓘCronstedtite
Formula:Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
ⓘDickite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘDravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘEnargite
Formula:Cu3AsS4
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ'Ferberite-Hübnerite Series'
ⓘFluorite
Formula:CaF2
References:
Campbell, Donald Fergus (1947) Geology of the Colquiri tin mine, Bolivia.Economic Geology, 42 (1) 1-21doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.1.1
Cook, Robert B. (1977) Morphology and Occurrence of Bolivian Cassiterite.The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) 52-57
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘFranckeite
Formula:Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula:(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘGalena
Formula:PbS
ⓘGearksutite
Formula:Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
ⓘGoethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite
Formula:Fe2O3
ⓘHocartite
Formula:Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
ⓘHydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘKaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ'K Feldspar'
ⓘ'Limonite'
ⓘMackinawite
Formula:FeS
ⓘMadocite
Formula:Pb19(Sb,As)16S43
ⓘMagnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMarcasite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘMuscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite var. Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
ⓘPyrite
Formula:FeS2
References:
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
Walenta, K., Lehmann, B., Zwiener, Martina (1980) Colquiriit, ein neues Fluoridmineral aus der Zinnlagerstätte von Colquiri in Bolivien.TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 27 (4). 275-281doi:10.1007/bf01159266
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘPyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘPyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
References:
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
ⓘRutile
Formula:TiO2
ⓘSchorl
Formula:NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘSiderite
Formula:FeCO3
References:
Campbell, Donald Fergus (1947) Geology of the Colquiri tin mine, Bolivia.Economic Geology, 42 (1) 1-21doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.1.1
Federico Ahlfeld and 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
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘSphalerite
Formula:ZnS
References:
Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.)Personal Communication.
Walenta, K., Lehmann, B., Zwiener, Martina (1980) Colquiriit, ein neues Fluoridmineral aus der Zinnlagerstätte von Colquiri in Bolivien.TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 27 (4). 275-281doi:10.1007/bf01159266
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
Amstutz, G. C., El Goresy, A., Frenzel, G., Kluth, C., Moh, G., Wauschkuhn, A., & Zimmermann, R. A. (Eds.). (2012). Ore Genesis: The State of the Art (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media.
Alfonso, Pura; Ruiz, Miguel; Terricabras, Marçal; Martínez, Arnau; Garcia-Valles, Maite; Anticoi, Hernan; Yubero, Maria Teresa; Valls, Susanna (2025) Optimizing Mineral Resources with Automated Mineralogy Techniques: The Case of Colquiri in the Central Andean Tin Belt.Minerals, 15 (10).doi:10.3390/min15101017
ⓘSphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘStannite
Formula:Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘTeallite
Formula:PbSnS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘTopaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ'Tourmaline'
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘVivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘHocartite2.CB.15aAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
ⓘTeallite2.CD.05PbSnS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘFranckeite2.HF.25bFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘMadocite2.LB.30Pb19(Sb,As)16S43
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
ⓘColquiriite (TL)3.CB.20CaLi[AlF6]
ⓘGearksutite3.CC.05Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
ⓘHydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘCreedite3.CG.15Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘCronstedtite9.ED.15Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Ferberite-Hübnerite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
HⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
HⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
HⓘCronstedtiteFe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
HⓘDickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
HⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
HⓘGearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
HⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
HⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
HⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HⓘPyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
HⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
HⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
HⓘTopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
HⓘVivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
HⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
HⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
LiⓘColquiriiteCaLi[AlF6]
BBoron
BⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BⓘTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
CⓘSideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
OⓘAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
OⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OⓘCassiteriteSnO2
OⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
OⓘCronstedtiteFe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
OⓘDickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OⓘGearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
OⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OⓘHematiteFe2O3
OⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
OⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OⓘPyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
OⓘRutileTiO2
OⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OⓘSideriteFeCO3
OⓘTopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
OⓘTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OⓘVivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OⓘFerberite-Hübnerite Series
OⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
FⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FⓘColquiriiteCaLi[AlF6]
FⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
FⓘFluoriteCaF2
FⓘGearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
FⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
FⓘTopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
NaⓘAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
NaⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
NaⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
MgⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
AlAluminium
AlⓘAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlⓘColquiriiteCaLi[AlF6]
AlⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
AlⓘDickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlⓘGearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
AlⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlⓘPyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
AlⓘHydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
AlⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlⓘTopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
SiⓘAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiⓘCronstedtiteFe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘDickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘDraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiⓘPyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiⓘTopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiⓘSerpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
PⓘVivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
SⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
SⓘBismuthiniteBi2S3
SⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
SⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
SⓘFranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
SⓘFreibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SⓘGalenaPbS
SⓘHocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
SⓘMackinawiteFeS
SⓘMadocitePb19(Sb,As)16S43
SⓘMarcasiteFeS2
SⓘPyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SⓘPyriteFeS2
SⓘPyrrhotiteFe1-xS
SⓘSphaleriteZnS
SⓘStanniteCu2FeSnS4
SⓘTeallitePbSnS2
SⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SⓘSphalerite var.Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
ClⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
KⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
KⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
CaⓘColquiriiteCaLi[AlF6]
CaⓘCreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
CaⓘFluoriteCaF2
CaⓘGearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
CaⓘApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
TiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiⓘRutileTiO2
MnManganese
MnⓘFerberite-Hübnerite Series
FeIron
FeⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
FeⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeⓘCronstedtiteFe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4
FeⓘFranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
FeⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeⓘHematiteFe2O3
FeⓘHocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
FeⓘMackinawiteFeS
FeⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeⓘMarcasiteFeS2
FeⓘPyriteFeS2
FeⓘPyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeⓘSchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FeⓘSideriteFeCO3
FeⓘStanniteCu2FeSnS4
FeⓘVivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
FeⓘSphalerite var.Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
FeⓘFerberite-Hübnerite Series
CuCopper
CuⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
CuⓘFreibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
CuⓘStanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
ZnⓘHocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
ZnⓘSphaleriteZnS
ZnⓘSphalerite var.Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
AsⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
AsⓘMadocitePb19(Sb,As)16S43
AgSilver
AgⓘFreibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
AgⓘHocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
AgⓘPyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SnTin
SnⓘCassiteriteSnO2
SnⓘFranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
SnⓘHocartiteAg2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4
SnⓘStanniteCu2FeSnS4
SnⓘTeallitePbSnS2
SbAntimony
SbⓘFranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
SbⓘFreibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbⓘMadocitePb19(Sb,As)16S43
SbⓘPyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
WⓘFerberite-Hübnerite Series
PbLead
PbⓘFranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14
PbⓘGalenaPbS
PbⓘMadocitePb19(Sb,As)16S43
PbⓘTeallitePbSnS2
BiBismuth
BiⓘBismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Niedermeyer, O.D. (1943) Operations of the Colquiri Tin Mine, Cia. Minera de Oruro. Colquiri, Bolivia. Thesis, School of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Missouri, 104 pgs. (http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1336&context=professional_theses Check 2017)
Campbell, Donald Fergus (1947) Geology of the Colquiri tin mine, Bolivia.Economic Geology, 42 (1) 1-21doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.1.1
Walenta, K., Lehmann, B., Zwiener, Martina (1980) Colquiriit, ein neues Fluoridmineral aus der Zinnlagerstätte von Colquiri in Bolivien.TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 27 (4). 275-281doi:10.1007/bf01159266
Sugaki, A., Kitakaze, A. (1988) Tin Bearing Minerals from Bolivian Polymetallic Deposits and their Mineralization Stages. Mining Geology: 38(5): 419-435.
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