Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlPorous Volcanic Rock Beneath Impermeable Lava Flow
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueGypsum, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockAndesite
StructureStratovolcano
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10005959
MRDS IDBL10177
Alternate namesOca?a, Volcan Oca?a, Primera Esperanza, Salvadora
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.61452, -68.42757
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 332.CAMPUSANO, C. 1954?, BANCO MINERO INTERNAL REPORTAVILA, W., SULFUR VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS: MINISTERIO DE MINERIA INFORME 545CIMRI(1) AHLFELD ET AL (1964); (2) CAMPUSANO (1954?); (3) AVILA (N.D.)