La Paz
Past Producer

Marcela Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsWolframite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Metasedimentary Rock
Associated rockDiorite · Quimsa Cruz Batholith
StructureVeins Trend Parallel To The Contact
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Quimsa Cruz Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080350
MRDS IDW031473
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-16.94768, -67.39949
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 86GRANT, 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.