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Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
3.6cm x 1.8cm x 2.3cm From the collection of Rob Whaley, Ex Jack Hannahan Collection now in collection of Danny Jones
© Danny Jones
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Creedite. Specimen is from the collection of Si & Ann Frazier (1974). Scale at the bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
© Rock Currier
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
dimension area mm. 4 x 4 photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Specimen size 7.5 x 5.5 cm.
© Leon Hupperichs
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
3.72 cm x 1.71 cm x 3.67 cm Light colored Creedite crystals. Purchased from ROB WHALEY by way of VIA JACK HANNAHAN COLLECTION. Collection of Danny Jones
© Danny F. Jones
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. The Colquiri Mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite crystals (MINDAT) until more recently surpassed by those from Mexico, Kazakhstan and Nevada. Glassy, sharply terminated crystals to about 1.0 cm richly cover the piece and are accented by iron oxides. Specimens are very uncommon from this find. A ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
White to orange creedite crystals. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D750, bellows, Luminar 45 mm.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
White to yellow creedite crystals. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D750, bellows, Luminar 45 mm.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Beautiful piece of red sphalerite, also contains siderite crystals in vesicles of it.
© Only for the Colque Miranda collection.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. The Colquiri Mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite crystals (MINDAT) until more recently surpassed by those from Mexico, Kazakhstan and Nevada. Glassy, sharply terminated crystals to about 1.0 cm richly cover the piece and are accented by iron oxides. Specimens are very uncommon from this find. A ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Field of view 3.5 cm.
© Leon Hupperichs
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Excellent group of large, very sharp, colorless-white Creedite crystals on matrix. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.
© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
A large plate of white crystals of creedite from Colquiri Mine, La Paz, Bolivia.
© Knut Eldjarn
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Colourless, sharp creedite crystals coating matrix. Older material, purchased from Richard Barstow in 1981.
© Andrew Hodgson
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
General view of mine. Photo likely from 1943. Photo from: 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)
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Women Laborers, Colquiri Mill, May 1943. Photo from: 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)
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
3.6cm x 1.8cm x 2.3cm From the collection of Rob Whaley, Ex Jack Hannahan Collection now in collection of Danny Jones
© Danny Jones
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Creedite. Specimen is from the collection of Si & Ann Frazier (1974). Scale at the bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
© Rock Currier
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
dimension area mm. 4 x 4 photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Specimen size 7.5 x 5.5 cm.
© Leon Hupperichs
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
3.72 cm x 1.71 cm x 3.67 cm Light colored Creedite crystals. Purchased from ROB WHALEY by way of VIA JACK HANNAHAN COLLECTION. Collection of Danny Jones
© Danny F. Jones
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. The Colquiri Mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite crystals (MINDAT) until more recently surpassed by those from Mexico, Kazakhstan and Nevada. Glassy, sharply terminated crystals to about 1.0 cm richly cover the piece and are accented by iron oxides. Specimens are very uncommon from this find. A ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
White to orange creedite crystals. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D750, bellows, Luminar 45 mm.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
White to yellow creedite crystals. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D750, bellows, Luminar 45 mm.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. The Colquiri Mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite crystals (MINDAT) until more recently surpassed by those from Mexico, Kazakhstan and Nevada. Glassy, sharply terminated crystals to about 1.0 cm richly cover the piece and are accented by iron oxides. Specimens are very uncommon from this find. A ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Beautiful piece of red sphalerite, also contains siderite crystals in vesicles of it.
© Only for the Colque Miranda collection.
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Excellent group of large, very sharp, colorless-white Creedite crystals on matrix. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.
© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Field of view 3.5 cm.
© Leon Hupperichs
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
8.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. An impressive, aesthetic and rare Bolivian combination piece. A 2.5 cm, splendent, jet-black, twinned sphalerite (variety marmatite) crystal (Fe-rich varietal) is perched atop sharp, tabular siderite rhombs to 4.0 cm and clusters of marmatite crystals. This mine was famous in the 1970s for producing the world's best creedite ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
A large plate of white crystals of creedite from Colquiri Mine, La Paz, Bolivia.
© Knut Eldjarn
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Colourless, sharp creedite crystals coating matrix. Older material, purchased from Richard Barstow in 1981.
© Andrew Hodgson
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
General view of mine. Photo likely from 1943. Photo from: 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)
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Women Laborers, Colquiri Mill, May 1943. Photo from: 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)