| Deposit ID | 10094211 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20353 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Simon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -64.16607, -21.48088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N-NE OF ENTRE RIOS ON SERRANIA DE SAN SIMON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tarija(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Tarija |
| Bolivia | Tarija |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Rock unit name | Ipaguazu Formation |
| Rock description | Ipaguazu Formation |
| (1) | -64.16607, -21.48088 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20353 |
GONZALES, A., AND SILES, O., 1983, SALT ROCK DEPOSITS EVALUATION: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/116)
CIMRI
GONZALES AND SILES (1983)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO FOLDED, PSEUDO-DIAPIRIC SALT BODIES (NORTH AND SOUTH SECTORS). FRACTURES FILLED BY CLAY. NORTH SECTOR IS THE LARGEST OREBODY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1990 | Calderon, R. | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.