Mine detail: San Miguel Mine

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Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -16.58519, -68.20368
dep_id: 10006706
mrds_id: BL30294
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica, Beryllium, Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Kaolinite, Muscovite
gangue: Feldspar, Halloysite, Quartz
model: 41: Complex/zoned pegmatites
alteration: Kaolinized Feldspar
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Quiser Formation, La Bella Group
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Schist
References:
  • Deposit:: LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.
  • Deposit:: FLETCHER, C.J.N. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE CONCEPCION: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERVICIO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: LITHERLAND ET.AL. (1986) P. 118.
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