Kaolinite Deposit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006600
MRDS ID BL30168
Record type Site
Current site name Kaolinite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.18744, -13.67695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 39 KM S60W OF REMANSO (PTO. VILLAZON)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Beni(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia El Beni

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.18744, -13.67695

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    PITFIELD, P.E.J., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE PUERTO VILLAZON, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POCKETS OF IMPURE SILICEOUS KAOLIN IN PALLID ZONE BENEATH LATERITE DURICRUST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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