Rincon Del Tigre Magnetite Deposit

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090440
MRDS ID BL30395
Record type Site
Current site name Rincon Del Tigre Magnetite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.2151, -18.20094 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 5 KM N80W OF RINCON DEL TIGRE

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Rincon Del Tigre Igneous Complex, Ultramafic Unit
    Rock description Rincon Del Tigre Igneous Complex, Ultramafic Unit
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.2151, -18.20094

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

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 TWO LENTICULAR BODIES OF FINE-GRAINED MASSIVE MAGNETITE. LARGEST LENS OUTCROPS OVER AN 80 BY 40 M AREA AND IS UP TO 1 M THICK. APPEAR TO BE INTRUDED INTO DUNITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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