Amethyst Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006660
MRDS ID BL30235
Record type Site
Current site name Amethyst Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.44796, -15.74048 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 24 KM N30W OF LA CRUZ., Est Within 200 M, Est Within 200 M, 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amethyst Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Extensive Zone Of Wall Rock Alteration.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Rio Paragua Complex
    Rock description Rio Paragua Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.44796, -15.74048

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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, 153P.

  • Deposit

    HAWKINS, M.P., AND OTHERS, 1987, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE MANOMO, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - GEOBOL, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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