Iron Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006716
MRDS ID BL30306
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.68016, -16.77795 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 32 KM S70E OF SAN MIGUEL.

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
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name San Rafael Formation, San Ignacio Group
    Rock description San Rafael Formation, San Ignacio Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.68016, -16.77795

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type 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 NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.