Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryCopper, Bismuth, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model47: Sn veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlQuartzite Beds Sandwiched Between Shale Beds; Fracturing And Mineralization Most Intense Along Hinge Of Monocline
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite
GangueChlorite, Fluorite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Catavi
Associated rockGranite · Huayna Potosi Batholith
StructureNw Striking Monocline
AlterationWeak Hornfels Metamorphism Of Shale; Chlorite-Tourmaline Vein Selvages; Disseminated Tourmaline In Quartzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006315
MRDS IDBL20311
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.3677, -68.10312
References
RUEDA J., B.CH., 1979, INFORME ETAPA "A" PROYECTO 61/78: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAAHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 137.LEHMANN, B., 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, RIEHE A, N. 14, 135 P.CIMRI