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Cerro Tomasamil Occurrence

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006084
MRDS ID BL10388
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Tomasamil Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.95505, -21.28923 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position 40 KM SE OF CHIGUANA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.95505, -21.28923
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • BL10388 AND BL10071 ARE NOT DUPLICATES, KEITH LONG, MARCH 94.

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 41P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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