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Cerro Pahua Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094212
MRDS ID BL20360
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Pahua Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cerro Asanta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.94114, -19.38928 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 9 KM S70W OF RIO MULATO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO ASANTA (CERRO PAHUA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pahua
    Rock description Pahua

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.94114, -19.38928
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASCUI, C.A., 1976, LIMESTONE: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/106

  • Deposit

    MONTES DE OCA, 1986, GEOGRAFIA Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, EDITORIAL EDUCACIONAL, P. 355.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MONTES DE OCA (1989) P. 355.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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