Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlPorous Tuff
Materials
Ore mineralsOrpiment, Realgar, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite
Associated rockRhyodacite
StructureStratovolcano
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10005963
MRDS IDBL10181
Alternate namesCerro Uturuncu
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.24476, -67.18086
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 333.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI