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Cerro Parinacota

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090405
MRDS ID BL10234
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Parinacota
Alternate or previous names Parinacota

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.13314, -18.15376 (WGS84)
Elevation 6132
Relative position 13 KM N80W OF ESTANCIA PAPEL PAMPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Kaolinite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

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) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.13314, -18.15376
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    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, REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARKET SURVEY AND OUTLOOK: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNDP, 40P.

  • Deposit

    AVILA, W., SULFUR VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS: MINISTERIO DE MINERIA INFORME 545.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLANKET DEPOSIT OF SULFUR DISSEMINATED (FILLING FRACUTRES AND VESICLES) IN ALTERED TUFF EXPOSED IN THE WALLS OF THE CENTRAL CRATER (800 M DIAMETER, 200 M DEEP) OF PARINACOTA VOLCANO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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