| Deposit ID | 10090440 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30395 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rincon Del Tigre Magnetite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.2151, -18.20094 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 KM N80W OF RINCON DEL TIGRE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -58.2151, -18.20094 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30395 |
LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.
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.
CIMRI
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-94 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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