La Paz
Occurrence
San Francisco Prospect
La Paz, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Chalcocite Replaces Organic Matter
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Totora
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10005929
MRDS ID
BL10131
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-17.40489, -68.32229
References
MEYER, H.C., AND MURILLO, J.E., 1961, INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS EN LA FAJA CUPRIFERA ALTOPLANICA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 1, 49PCIMRI