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Canaletas Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006357
MRDS ID BL20363
Record type Site
Current site name Canaletas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.3494, -22.4392 (WGS84)
Relative position IN AND AROUND CANALETAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR TOWN OF CANALETAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Vitiacua
    Rock description Vitiacua

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.3494, -22.4392
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ASSOCIATED SHALE NOT SUITABLE FOR CEMENT PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1977, TARIJA DEPARTAMENT CEMENT FACTORY TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/110)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 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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