La Paz
Past Producer

San Luis Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite, Wolframite
GangueMuscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Schist
Associated rockGranite · Chucura Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Chucura Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080338
MRDS IDW031458
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.29631, -67.92868
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 74.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.