Amethyst Occurrence

Occurrence in El Beni, Bolivia with commodities Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz
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 10006613
MRDS ID BL30181
Record type Site
Current site name Amethyst Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.5258, -14.26248 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 13 KM N70W OF HUACHI

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

  • N OF VERSALLES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amethyst Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.5258, -14.26248

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

    ANNELLS R.N., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DE AREA DE HUACHI, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY- GEOBOL, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.