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Mirazapani Quarry

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Limestone, General, Travertine
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005966
MRDS ID BL10185
Record type Site
Current site name Mirazapani Quarry
Alternate or previous names Berenguela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.21676, -17.28045 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position 1 KM W OF BERENGUELA DE PACAJES
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Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Travertine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Travertine Ore

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS OF LIMESTONE (AHLFELD ET AL, 1964): 97.47% CACO3, 0.30% MGCO3, 1.11% S03, 2.11% FE2O3, 0.45% AL2O3, 0.50% INSOLUBLE RESIDUE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 270
USGS model code 35d
Deposit model name Travertine

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.21676, -17.28045
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Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Areas Of Paleothermal Activity (Hot Springs)

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE IS COLLOIDAL, SOLD AS "MARBLE-ONYX".

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1650

Mining district

District name Berenguela District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS BL10185

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, 388P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE 8 DEPOSITS OF CARBONATE SINTER, 1 TO 3 M THICK, GENERALLY COVERED BY POROUS TRAVERTINE (SILICA SINTER)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey