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La Gaiba-Anai Amethyst District

Producer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Gemstone, Quartz
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  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 10006794
MRDS ID BL30399
Record type Site
Current site name La Gaiba-Anai Amethyst District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.77648, -17.77484 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 2 KM N50W OF LA GAIBA

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
Gemstone Primary
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amethyst Ore
Citrine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Murcielago Group
    Rock description Murcielago Gp

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.77648, -17.77484
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Approx. 1960

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Comments on the workings information

  • FOUR CENTERS OF MINING ACTIVITY: LA GAIBA, LOS POBRES, ANAI, ESPERANZA

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, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    MONTEMURRO G., AND OTHERS, 1984, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE RINCON DEL TIGRE-LA GAIBA, INSTITUTO OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNITED KINGDOM, AND GEOBOL, BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN ZONES OF SILICIFICATION ALONG MAJOR FAULTS CUTTING CAMB? LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

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

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