Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlTuff Beds Overlain By Andesite-Dacite Lava Flows, Locally Fractured.
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueChalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Ash
StructureExtinct Stratovolcano
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationFumarolic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097683
MRDS IDBL10182
Alternate namesCordillera Sillajguay, Cordillera Sillayhuay, Cordillera Sillajhuay
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.7551, -68.67063
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 331, 334.MINISTERIO DE MINERIA, INFORME NO. 462, CORDILLERA SILLAHUAY SULFUR DEPOSITS INDUSTRIAL STUDY.CIMRIAHLFELD ET. AL. (1964) P. 334.