Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony, Copper, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Between Andesite Porphyry And Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Polybasite, Silver, Stromeyerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Potoco
Associated rockAndesite
StructureN10w Anticline, Fractures
AlterationClays
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1966
Identification
Deposit ID10005874
MRDS IDBL10048
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.10646, -67.19725
References
VEDIA M., J., AND CORTEZ, G., 1966, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA DE HIERRO Y PLATA INCA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-497, 4P., MAP 1:200.JACOBSON, H.S., AND MURILLO, C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL DISTRICT, VILLA MARTIN PROVINCE, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1273, 22P., MAPS.TORRICO, H., 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE SAN CRISTOBAL: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICASAHLFELD, F., 1944, LA GEOLOGIA DEL MINERAL DE SAN CRISTOBAL DE LIPEZ (BOLIVIA): MINERIA BOLIVIANA, V. 1, N. 8, P. 9-15.GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JACOBSON AND MURILLO (1969)VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL MAY, 1990THESIS BY TORRICO (1966)GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY VEDIA AND CORTEZ (1966)CIMRI