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Maragua Prospect

Occurrence in Chuquisaca, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006566
MRDS ID BL30119
Record type Site
Current site name Maragua Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.42861, -19.04205 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 18 KM S80W SUCRE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chuquisaca(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Chuquisaca
Bolivia Chuquisaca

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.42861, -19.04205
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Outcropping In The Maragua Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cordech

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1) PROVEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THESE LIMESTONE DEPOSITS ARE FOUND OUTCROPPING IN THE ASYMMETRICAL MARAGUA SYNCLINE, COMPRISED OF A SEQUENCE OF MARLS AND CALCAREOUS SANDSTONES INTERCALATED WITH COMPACT LIMESTONE BANKS.

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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