Commodities
PrimarySulfur, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlPorous Tuff
Materials
Ore mineralsRealgar, Sulfur
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockAndesite
StructureStratovolcano
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationAdvanced Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005962
MRDS IDBL10180
Alternate namesTunapa, Volcan Tunapa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.82204, -67.64532
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 334.SANJINES V., ORLANDO, 1968, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE TAGUA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 102P., MAP 1:50,000.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIATHESIS BY SANJINES (1968CIMRI