Barraca La Envidia Occurrence

Occurrence in El Beni, Bolivia with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006604
MRDS ID BL30172
Record type Site
Current site name Barraca La Envidia Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.97687, -13.57389 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 14 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

Comments on the location information

  • ON NE EDGE SERRANIO SAN SIMON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name El Cerrito Argillite
    Rock description El Cerrito Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.97687, -13.57389

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type 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 HEMATITIC IRONSTONE CUT BY HEMATITE-PYROLUSITE-QUARTZ VEINS. IMPREGNATIONS OF MN-HEMATITE CONSTITUTE UP TO 60% OF ROCK. SAMPLE CONTAINED 55% FE AND 0.95% MN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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