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Maria Alejandra Cantera

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodity Barium-Barite
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056332
MRDS ID TAC0118
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Alejandra Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.6279, -18.06015 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Relative position TACNA 42 KM AL E (LINEA RECTA).BALNEARIO BOCA DEL RIO A 10.5 KM AL NE(LINEA RECTA).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO DESDE TACNA ES COMO SIGUE,TACNA-BOCA DEL RIO 42 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA,LUEGO DESDE AHI 10 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE HASTA EL DEPOSITO.PARAJE CERRO SIETE COLORES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ESTOS DATOS SON DE UNA MUESTRA REPRESENTATIVA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result BAO 43.96%,SO3 23.05%,SIO2 10.70%,FE2O3 8.28%,NA2O 6.83%,CAO 5.33%,MGO 0.24%,K2O 0.08%,H2O 0.91%,PPC 5.15%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Guaneros
    Rock description Guaneros

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.6279, -18.06015
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TUBULAR
    Width 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POR NO ESTAR MUY EXPLORADO NO SE HAN CALCULADO RESERVAS,Y POR LA POCA POTENCIA DE LA ESTRUCTURA,NO SE LE ASIGNAN MUCHAS POSIBILIDADES.

Comments on development

  • SOLO SE HA EXPLORADO EN UN RADIO DE 30 M,LASESTRUCTURAS SON DELGADAS CON MATERIAL BRECHOSO.LA CUBIERTA CUATERNARIA ES DE MAAS O MENOS DE 0.30 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y BOULANGGER,E.EVALUACION GEOLOGICA PRELIMINAR DE DEPOSITOSMINERALES NO METALICOSY ROCAS INDUSTRIALES EN LLOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA.INGEMMET 1,994

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ES UNA BRECHA VOLCANICA,RELLENA POR SULFATO DE BARIO,OXIDOS DE FIERRO,CALCITA EN CAPAS VOLCANICAS.
Deposit EL CONTENIDO DE SULFATO DE BARIO ES BAJO,PARA TODAS LAS INDUSTRIAS EL MINIMO PERMITIDO ES DE 92% DE SO4BA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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

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