| Deposit ID | 10086979 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Capitan Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.85953, -17.87766 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5000 |
| Relative position | 35 KM W OF CARANGAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -68.85953, -17.87766 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stratovolcano |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20012 |
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED AND FRACTURE-FILLING SULFUR IN MANTOS IN ALTERED TUFF AND IN OVERLYING ANDESITIC LAVAS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.