Sillimanite Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Kyanite
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 10006715
MRDS ID BL30305
Record type Site
Current site name Sillimanite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.41018, -16.0313 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 54 KM N45W OF SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO.

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
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Lomas Maneches Group
    Rock description Lomas Maneches Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.41018, -16.0313

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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, 153P.

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 700 M BY 300 M HILL WITH 20% COARSE PRISMATIC SILLIMANITE.

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.