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Copper Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10006597
MRDS ID BL30164
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.59769, -13.64445 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 34 KM S60E OF REMANSO (PTO. VILLAZON)., Est., Within 200 M

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Comments on the location information

  • IN SW PORTION SERRANIA GUARAJU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock
    Rock unit name Piso Firme Granophyre Suite, Pensamiento Granified Complex
    Rock description Piso Firme Granophyre Suite, Pensamiento Granified Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.59769, -13.64445
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    PITFIELD, P.E.J., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE PUERTO VILLAZON, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPECKS OF COPPER SULFIDES IN QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING SPARSELY PYRITIC METAGRANOPHYRE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-94 Long, Keith U.S. Geological Survey

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