Tin Geochemical Anomaly

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006671
MRDS ID BL30246
Record type Site
Current site name Tin Geochemical Anomaly

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.06212, -15.87826 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 28 KM N80E OF LA CRUZ.

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
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.06212, -15.87826

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STREAM DRAINS AREA LARGELY UNDERLAIN BY QUARTZ SYENITE OF THE VELASCOALKALINE COMPLEX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UP TO 180 PPM SN IN HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATES. CASSITERITE OCCURS AS RARE ACCESSORY MINERAL IN AEGIRINE GRANITE OF VELASCO ALKALINE COMPLEX.

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.