Clay Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  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 10006679
MRDS ID BL30256
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.20661, -15.87603 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 2 KM N60W OF ASCENSION DE GUARAYOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.20661, -15.87603

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

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 MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT EXPOSED IN DRAINAGE DITCHES AND PITS. APPEARS TO BE A BALL CLAY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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