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Cerro Panizo Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005837
MRDS ID BL00026
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Panizo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.49479, -20.08204 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 9 KM S60W OF ESTANCIA JANKHO ANTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Clay Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.49479, -20.08204
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N-S Trending Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rodolfo Aguirre (Mintec)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPINOZA, A., 1990, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NATIVE SULFUR FILLS CAVITIES, VESICLES, INTERCLAST OPENINGS, AND REPLACES FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS IN ALTERED TUFFS AND VOLCANIC BRECCIAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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