Molybdenite-Fluorite Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  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 10006615
MRDS ID BL30183
Record type Site
Current site name Molybdenite-Fluorite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.45496, -14.94274 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 70 KM S5W OF HUACHI

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

  • 3 KM EAST OF LAGO PAJARAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Cerro Grande Granophyre Suite
    Rock description Cerro Grande Granophyre Suite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.45496, -14.94274

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
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

    ANNELLS, R.N., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE HUACHI, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY- GEOBOL, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NARROW, STREAKY DISSEMINATIONS WITHIN SHEARED SYENOGRANITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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