| Deposit ID | 10006715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30305 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sillimanite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.41018, -16.0313 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 54 KM N45W OF SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lomas Maneches Group | ||||
| Rock description | Lomas Maneches Gp | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -61.41018, -16.0313 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30305 |
LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.
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.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 700 M BY 300 M HILL WITH 20% COARSE PRISMATIC SILLIMANITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-94 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.