Santa Cruz
Past Producer

Palmira Mine

Santa Cruz, Bolivia
BerylliumClayMica
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Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Clay, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model41: Complex/zoned pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Kaolinite, Muscovite
GangueHalloysite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Quiser Formation, La Bella Group
AlterationKaolinized Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1973
Identification
Deposit ID10006704
MRDS IDBL30292
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.59768, -62.10353
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.CIMRILITHERLAND ET.AL. (1986), P. 131.