Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Bismuth, Copper, Arsenic, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model47: Sn veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Catavi; ;
Associated rockGranite · Huayna Potosi Batholithth
StructureOn W Flank Of N30w Syncline Just Nw Of A Bend In The Synclinal Axis From N60w To N30w
AlterationHornfels Contact Metamorphism; Silica-Chlorite-Tourmaline Vein Selvages
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080453
MRDS IDW031646
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.30464, -68.19118
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A.,1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE LOS HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5.REVOLLO G., REYNALDO, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA CORDILLERA DE SANTA VERA CRUZ: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADOLEHMANN, B., 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, RIEHE A, N. 14, 135 P.