Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryBismuth, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model47: Sn veins
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlQuartzite Beds Sandwiched Between Shale Beds; Most Intense Fracturing And Best Mineralization Along Hinge Of Monocline
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stannite
GangueAlbite, Ankerite, Chlorite, Fluorite, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Catavi
Associated rockGranite · Huayna Potosi Batholith
StructureHinge Of Nw Monocline
AlterationWeak Hornfels Metamorphism Of Shales; Tourmaline-Chlorite Vein Selvages; Disseminated Tourmaline In Quartzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006314
MRDS IDBL20310
Alternate namesKellguani, Kelluani
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.36687, -68.11201
References
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