Suponema Staurolite-Garnet Prospect

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Staurolite, Garnet
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 10006729
MRDS ID BL30319
Record type Site
Current site name Suponema Staurolite-Garnet Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.76572, -16.50074 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 25 KM S55E OF SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO.

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
Staurolite Primary
Garnet Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Staurolite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Motacu Formation, San Ignacio Group
    Rock description Motacu Formation, San Ignacio Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.76572, -16.50074

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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, 153P.

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTWASH FAN OF QUAT GRAVEL, UP TO 1 M THICK, SPORADICALLY COVERING 18 SQ KM, CONTAINS ABUNDANT ROUNDED TO IDIOBLASTIC GARNETS UP TO 4 CM ACROSS AND STAUROLITE CRYSTALS UP TO 10 CM LONG. GRAVELS CONTAIN ABOUT 40% COMBINED GARNET AND STAUROLITE.

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.