Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model67: Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnesite, Talc
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Sandstone
AlterationMetamorphism Of Magnesite-Talc To Asbestos
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006136
MRDS IDBL20075
Alternate namesEl Limbo, La Cascada, El Puente, Murillo, San Carlos, La Paz, Sal Si Puedes, Magdalena
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.081, -65.49945
References
MURILLO, J., AND FLORES, O., 1967, GEOBOL INFORME GE/2-M-2 ARCHIVO MINTEC.TAPIA, OSCAR, 1970, INFORME INTERNO ALTO CHAPARE.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI