San Antonio Prospect

Occurrence in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006355
MRDS ID BL20361
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Prospect
Alternate or previous names Izata

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.08585, -17.73015 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Relative position 2.5 KM N40W OF ISATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION ON SE FLANK OF CERRO PULPITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Uncia
    Rock description Uncia

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.08585, -17.73015

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, CLAY DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/246

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/246

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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