Santa Cruz
Occurrence

Cerro Manomo Carbonatite U-Th-Apatite Deposit

Santa Cruz, Bolivia
ThoriumUraniumPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Description

British Geological Survey/ Servicio Geologico De Bolivia

Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model24: Carbonatite
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite
GangueGoethite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite · Manomo Carbonatite Complex
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1980
Identification
Deposit ID10006667
MRDS IDBL30242
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.49521, -60.68183
References
LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.HAWKINS, M.P. AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE MANOMO, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - GEOBOL, 1:250,000.CIMRI