Potosi
Producer
Victoria Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Sulfur
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Commodities
Primary
Sulfur
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
BLANKET
Ore control
Porous Volcanic Ash Beds
Materials
Ore minerals
Sulfur
Gangue
Chalcedony, Gypsum, Jarosite
Geology
Host rock
Tuff
Structure
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Magmatic Arc
Alteration
Argillization
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10005955
MRDS ID
BL10173
Alternate names
Santa Victoria, Cayte, Caite
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-20.55091, -68.53118
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 332CIMRI