Santa Cruz
Past Producer

La Verde Mine

Santa Cruz, Bolivia
BerylliumNiobium (Columbium)MicaKaolinTungstenTin
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Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, Kaolin
TertiaryTungsten, Tin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model41: Complex/zoned pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Cassiterite, Columbite, Kaolinite, Muscovite, Scheelite
GangueFeldspar, Halloysite, Quartz, Topaz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Quiser Formation, La Bella Group
Associated rockSchist
AlterationKaolinized Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1973
Identification
Deposit ID10006703
MRDS IDBL30291
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.61435, -62.22854
References
LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.FLETCHER, C.J.N. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE CONCEPCION: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.CIMRI