La Paz
Past Producer

Margarita Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTension Fractures And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsFerberite, Wolframite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Schist
Associated rockDiorite · Santa Vera Cruz Batholith
StructureNw-Se Trending Anticline And Synclines.
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Santa Vera Cruz Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Identification
Deposit ID10080361
MRDS IDW031484
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.04768, -67.23282
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES YE DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 87