Potosi
Occurrence
Dulce Nombre Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Sulfur
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Commodities
Primary
Sulfur
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit size
S
Ore control
N-S Fractures
Materials
Ore minerals
Sulfur
Gangue
Chalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rock
Tuff
Associated rock
Dacite
Structure
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Magmatic Arc
Alteration
Silicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Last production
1967
Identification
Deposit ID
10086951
MRDS ID
BL10267
Alternate names
Jackeline
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-22.54475, -67.02974
References
RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI(1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)