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Filadelfia Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Asbestos
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006497
MRDS ID BL30036
Record type Site
Current site name Filadelfia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.63084, -17.00073 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position 4.1 KM N15E OF MENDOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Crocidolite Ore
Boracite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Danburite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Metamorphosed

Analytical data

Result CROCIDOLITE ANALYSIS: 54.63% SIO2, 3.90% AL2O3, 13.98% FE2O3, 7.40%FEO, 0.21% MNO, 12.25% MGO, 1.27% CAO, 5.55% NA2O, 0.46% K2O, 0.72% H2O.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Limbo Formation
    Rock description Limbo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.63084, -17.00073
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1937-

Mining district

District name Chapare

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, PP. 317-320

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIBROUS CROCIDOLITE FILLS FRACTURES IN SHALE ALONG CONTACT WITH SANDSTONE. FIBERS UP TO 1 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1995 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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