Sal De Roca Deposit

Producer in Tarija, Bolivia with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006580
MRDS ID BL30139
Record type Site
Current site name Sal De Roca Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.16746, -21.51588 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Relative position 0.5 KM N OF ENTRE RIOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Ipaguazu Formation
    Rock description Ipaguazu Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.16746, -21.51588

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip }

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cordetar

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENT PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHORT ADITS

Comments on development

  • MINED INTERMITENTLY ON A SMALL SCALE AS A LOCAL SOURCE OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GONZALES, A., 1987, EVALUACION DE DEPOSITOS DE SAL DE ROCA: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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