Rejara Occurrence

Occurrence in Tarija, Bolivia with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  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 10090415
MRDS ID BL20357
Record type Site
Current site name Rejara Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.95497, -21.99532 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 2.8 KM S85E OF REJARA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anthophyllite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Rejara Igneous Complex
    Rock description Rejara Igneous Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.95497, -21.99532

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL/PNUD, 1979, TARIJA DEPARTMENT MINERAL EXPLORATION: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/270)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS 20 TO 30 CM WIDE OF SHORT-FIBER ASBESTOS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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