Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Tin, Silver
SecondaryBismuth, Antimony, Copper, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlStrong Ne-Sw Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bournonite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBixbyite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
StructureNw-Se
Tectonic settingDacite Stock Intruding Ordovician Sediments
AlterationTourmaline Weak; Silicification And Pyritization Strong
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10068806
MRDS IDW002060
Alternate namesTelamayu-Santa Ana
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.94757, -66.29945
References
KOZLOWSKI, R., AND JASKOLSKI, S., 1932, LES FILONS ARGENTO-STANNIFERES EN BOLIVIE; BULL. SOC. GEOL. FRANC., P. 1-109.AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: DEPTO. NAC. GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), PP. 216-220.BUERGER, M. J., Y MAURY, J. L., 1927, THE ORES OF CHOCAYA, BOLIVIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 22, PP. 1-13COMIBOCIMRIMINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1972