La Paz
Past Producer

Candelaria Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
TungstenTin
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Scheelite
GangueBiotite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockDiorite · Sorata Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Sorata Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080335
MRDS IDW031454
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.79772, -68.43285
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 72.GRANT, J.N., ET. AL., 1979, K-AR AGES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AND MINERALIZATION IN PART OF THE BOLIVIAN TIN BELT: ECON. GEOL., V. 74, P. 838-851.