| Deposit ID | 10006248 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20225 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palillos-Asechahui Area Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Apolo, Tigre Rumi, Rio Ipuni |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.43285, -14.49776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1400 |
| Relative position | 18 KM FROM APOLO |
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 |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -68.43285, -14.49776 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20225 |
GEOBOL, 1977, INFORME SOBRE PROSPECCION GEOQUIMICA E INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS - PROYECTO GEOMINERALOGICO APOLO: GEOBOL INFORME 1977-LP-1
GEOBOL, 1979, PROYECTO GEOMINERALOGICO APOLO: GEOBOL INFORME 1979-LP-9
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BLACK SHALES CONTAIN ANOMALOUS VALUES IN ZN, CU, CO, AND NI IN A GOSSAN ZONE. AT PALILLOS THERE ARE SULFIDE VEINLETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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