| Deposit ID | 10006729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30319 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Suponema Staurolite-Garnet Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -60.76572, -16.50074 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 25 KM S55E 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 |
|---|---|
| Staurolite | Primary |
| Garnet | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Staurolite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Motacu Formation, San Ignacio Group | ||||||
| Rock description | Motacu Formation, San Ignacio Gp | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| (1) | -60.76572, -16.50074 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30319 |
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 NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTWASH FAN OF QUAT GRAVEL, UP TO 1 M THICK, SPORADICALLY COVERING 18 SQ KM, CONTAINS ABUNDANT ROUNDED TO IDIOBLASTIC GARNETS UP TO 4 CM ACROSS AND STAUROLITE CRYSTALS UP TO 10 CM LONG. GRAVELS CONTAIN ABOUT 40% COMBINED GARNET AND STAUROLITE. |
| 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.