San Simon Prospect

Occurrence in Tarija, Bolivia with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10094211
MRDS ID BL20353
Record type Site
Current site name San Simon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.16607, -21.48088 (WGS84)
Relative position N-NE OF ENTRE RIOS ON SERRANIA DE SAN SIMON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Ipaguazu Formation
    Rock description Ipaguazu Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.16607, -21.48088

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

    GONZALES, A., AND SILES, O., 1983, SALT ROCK DEPOSITS EVALUATION: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/116)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GONZALES AND SILES (1983)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO FOLDED, PSEUDO-DIAPIRIC SALT BODIES (NORTH AND SOUTH SECTORS). FRACTURES FILLED BY CLAY. NORTH SECTOR IS THE LARGEST OREBODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Calderon, R. 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.