Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006505
MRDS ID BL30045
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.8695, -16.51242 (WGS84)
Elevation 4740
Relative position 9.7 KM N65E FROM PALCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Uncia Formation
    Rock description Uncia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.8695, -16.51242

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINKELMANN, L., 1983, GEOLOGIE UND LAGERSTATTEN IM BEREICH PALCA (MURURATA) UND DIE GEOCHEMIE DER SILURSEDIMENTITE IN DER CORDILLERA LA PAZ/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFLICHE ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHE A, V. 51, 110 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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