Caranavi Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006137
MRDS ID BL20076
Record type Site
Current site name Caranavi Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58283, -15.81439 (WGS84)
Elevation 606

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE CONTENT OF 5.09% P2O5 IN RECONAISSANCE SAMPLING

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58283, -15.81439

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Trending Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike NW-SE
    Dip 35S
    Thickness 0.02M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUSTILLOS C., O. AND A. OQUENDO, 1969, PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT EVALUATION: PART II: CARANAVI-LA PAZ PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/464

  • Deposit

    BUSTILLOS O., AND OQUENDO, A., 1969, VALUACION DE FOSFATOS: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION GEOBOL INFORME PO-45

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHOSPHATE ROCK INTERBEDDED WITH SANDSTONE AND SHALE. SOME 55 PHOSPHATE BEDS OF VARIABLE THICKNESS (2 TO 20 CM) FOUND IN A ZONE 3 KM LONG ON BOTH FLANKS OF A NW-SE SYNCLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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