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Pyromorphite from
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Comments:Found on a specimen purchased as "Chalomenite". Associated with green gemmy anglesite, yello powdery "bindhemite", black sulfosalts, and tiny speck of native gold.
Habit:sprays of needles 0.2 mm long
Colour:White
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1783169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1783169:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘAnton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘHuari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘMachacamarca Mine, Machacamarca subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Marek Chorazewicz (2025) Personal collection, confirmed by Raman with Bob Housley at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy
 
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