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Iluri Prospect

Occurrence in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006562
MRDS ID BL30114
Record type Site
Current site name Iluri Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.79945, -17.41433 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 14 KM N15E OF PUNATA

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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cuchu-Punata Formation
    Rock description Cuchu-Punata Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.79945, -17.41433
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Eastern Flank Of A Nw-Se Anticline

Comments on the geologic information

  • PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS REPORTED A 70% PHOSPHORIC ROCK CONTENT AND 30% SILT AND SANDSTONE CONTENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHOSPHATES ARE FORMED IN INTERSTRATIFIED LAYERS WITH WIDTHS OF SEVERAL CENTIMETERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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

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