| Location: | Oruro, Bolivia, South America |
| Lat / long: | -18.93624, -68.62785 |
| dep_id: | 10056484 |
| mrds_id: | TC00503 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver |
| Trace mineral: | Zinc, Lead, Copper |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite |
| gangue: | Barite, Kaolinite, Opal, Pyrite, Sericite, Siderite |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| alteration: | Silicic, Pyritic, Argillic |
| ore_ctrl: | N65w Fractures |
| Reporter: | Long, Keith R., Ratte, Jim; Gamble, Bruce (Usgs) |
| hrock_type: | Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Dacite |
| arock_unit: | Carangas Volcanics (Tuff) |
| arock_type: | Mafic Intrusive Rock,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Santa Catalina Volcanic Dome Complex |
| discr: | Spanish Colonists |
| References: |
- Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DPTO. NAC. DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 306-308.
- Deposit:: TODOS SANTOS-CARANGAS, IN FIELD GUIDE, YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES EN AMBIENTES DE VOLCANISMO RECIENTE, SEMINARIO-TALLAR, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, SEPT. 4-16, 1988, P. 37-40.
- Deposit:: GUERRA, M., URIBE, H., AND OTAZO, N., 1965, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA DE PLOMO Y PLATA CARANGAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-464, 9P., 1:2,000 MAP
- Deposit:: AVILA SALINAS BALDIVIEGO, WALDO ARTURO, 1965, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE CARANGAS Y SUS ALREDEDORES: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 150P., MAP 1:50,000.
- Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GUERRA ET AL (1965)
- Deposit:: VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL GEOLOGISTS SEPT 1990
- Other Database:: CIMRI
- Production:: AHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1964, P. 308.
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