Manganese Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Manganese, Iron
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 10006795
MRDS ID BL30400
Record type Site
Current site name Manganese Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.30434, -17.64625 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 63 KM N70W OF SAN JOSE DE CHIQUITOS

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
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Picacho Formation, San Jose Group
    Rock description Picacho Formation, San Jose Gp

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.30434, -17.64625

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

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.

  • Deposit

    O'CONNOR E.A., AND OTHERS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE SAN JOSE DE CHIQUITOS, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM, AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CEMENT OF SANDSTONE REPLACED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF PYROLUSITE AND HEMATITE DURING LATERISATION.

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.