| Deposit ID | 10006792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30396 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rincon Del Tigre |
| Geographic coordinates: | -58.24927, -18.20428 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 8 KM W OF RINCON DEL TIGRE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Prehnite | Gangue |
| (1) | -58.24927, -18.20428 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1981 |
| Discoverer | British Geological Survey/ Servicio Geologico De Bolivia |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30396 |
LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.
MONTEMURRO G., AND OTHERS, 1984, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE RINCON DEL TIGRE-LA GAIBA, INSTITUTO OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNITED KINGDOM, GEOBOL, BOLIVIA , 1:250,000.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED CU SULFIDES IN GABBRO WITH 0.35% CU OVER 2 M WIDTHS. SINGLE SAMPLES HAVE 1.5 TO 1.95% CU. MALACHITE-BEARING RESIDUAL COBBLES AND BOULDERS OF GABBRO HAVE OVER 1% CU. GABBRO AS A WHOLE CONTAINS 0.1 TO 0.2% CU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-94 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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