| Location: | Potosi, Bolivia, South America |
| Lat / long: | -22.74697, -67.57142 |
| dep_id: | 10005897 |
| mrds_id: | BL10076 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Sulfur |
| Trace mineral: | Arsenic |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Orpiment, Realgar, Sulfur |
| gangue: | Alunite, Chalcedony, Hematite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Opal |
| model: | 167: Fumarolic sulfur |
| alteration: | Silicification, Argillization |
| ore_ctrl: | Porous Tuff |
| Reporter: | Long, Keith R. |
| hrock_type: | Tuff |
| arock_type: | Dacite |
| Structure: | Stratovolcano |
| tectonic: | Magmatic Arc |
| References: |
- Deposit:: BALLIVIAN, M., AND BARRIOS, J., 1969, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA SUSANA SECTORES SUCESIVAS SUSANA Y SUCESIVAS NELSON: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-639, 16P., MAPS 1:25,000; 1:1,000; 1:500
- Deposit:: DRILLING BY GEO RESOURCES INC. SUSANA: 5 DRILL HOLES; NELSON: 6 DRILL HOLES
- Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, BALLIVIAN AND BARRIOS (1969)
- Deposit:: VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL AUG. 13, 1990
- Other Database:: CIMRI
- Reserve-Resource:: HORSU S.A. (1990, PERSONAL COMMUN.)
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