| Deposit ID | 10097711 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20224 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monolito Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.9662, -15.76439 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2600 |
| Relative position | 4 KM FROM SORATA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -68.9662, -15.76439 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lipichi-Cascabel |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20224 |
LOPEZ, R., 1979, GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/413 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.
GEOBOL, 1980, PROYECTO CORDILLERA INFORME FINAL GE-G1/272 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION AND VEINS IN QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKE AND AS VEINS IN SEDIMENTS. ORIGINAL REPORT DESCRIBES A BRECCIA WITH ANGULAR FRAGMENTS OF SHALE, QUARTZITE, AND IGNEOUS ROCK WITH A SILICEOUS MATRIX FORMING A LAYER CONFORMABLE WITH BEDDING. ANOTHER LAYER, DESCRIBED AS A CONGLOMERATE, CONSISTS OF IGNEOUS CLASTS IN A FINE SHALE MATRIX. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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