| Deposit ID | 10090414 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Serrania Huayllajara Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Panizo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.91616, -22.33087 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5200 |
| Relative position | 36 KM N20W OF RIO BLANCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -67.91616, -22.33087 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stratovolcano |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20014 |
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BODIES OF DISSEMINATED SULFUR ALONG N-S FRACTURES. SULFUR IS DISSEMINATED IN MATRIX, FILLS OPEN-SPACES AND FRACTURES, AND REPLACES FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS IN ALTERED TUFF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.