Cerro Suni Khaua Occurrence

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086946
MRDS ID BL10220
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Suni Khaua Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.97647, -17.83155 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 4.6 KM N80W OF OKORURO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Probably Argillic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.97647, -17.83155

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCVEY, HAL, 1989, REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA NONMETALLIC MINERALS, MARKET STUDY AND OVERVIEW: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROYECTO BOL/87/012, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 31P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1989 Long, Keith U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.