Potosi
Occurrence
Cerro Tinte Occurrence
Potosi, Bolivia
Sulfur
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Commodities
Primary
Sulfur
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit size
N
Ore control
N-S Fractures
Materials
Ore minerals
Sulfur
Gangue
Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rock
Tuff
Associated rock
Dacite
Structure
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Magmatic Arc
Alteration
Silicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10086980
MRDS ID
BL20015
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-22.65031, -67.01335
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI