Potosi
Occurrence
Mesa Verde Occurrence
Potosi, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Preferred Beds
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Conglomerate · Quehua Inferior
Associated rock
Basalt
Structure
On E Flank Of Khellu-Khellu Anticline
Alteration
Nearby Basalt Altered With Pyrite And Chlorite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10086940
MRDS ID
BL10148
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.36895, -66.52585
References
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MESA VERDE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970, 12P., 1:2,000GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971CIMRI