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Cerro Soniquera Occurrence

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. Ore body information
  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 10006006
MRDS ID BL10272
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Soniquera Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.21891, -21.99977 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500
Relative position 13.5 KM N30E OF ESTANCIA SOL DE MA%ANA

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO SONIQUERA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.21891, -21.99977
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Loayza

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEL CARPIO, EDILBER, 1972, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO REGIONAL DE SONIQUERA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

  • Deposit

    PLOSKONKA, E., 1975, GEOLOGIA Y PETROGRAFIA DEL VOLCAN SONIQUERA: YACIMIENTOS PETROLIFEROS FISCALES BOLIVIANOS REVISTA TECNICA, V. 4, N. 3, P. 581-598.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL LENS OF ALTERED DACITIC TUFF NEAR SUMMIT OF STRATOVOLCANO CONTAINING DISSEMINATED AND OPEN SPACE-FILLING SULFUR.

Reporter information

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

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