Cerro Manomo

Cerro Manomo

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Deposit type: Carbonatite

REEl minerals: bastnäsite, monazite, cerianite, la-nd phosphates and silicates

Ore minerals: barite, apatite, carbonate-hydroxlapatite, carbonate-fluorapatite, collophane (Th, U, Nb, Sc)

Gangue minerals: quartz, goethite, phosphorus

Host rock types: manomo carbonatite complex-silicified carbonatite, tuff, agglomerate

Average grade:

Status: Occurrence

Company:

Resource estimates:

Ama 25% P2O5 locally, ama 0.12% U. Part of the Velasco Alkaline Provine of eastern Bolivia. Area has been silicified

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=17

3. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aNjbw8sov4E/hqdefault.jpg

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjbw8sov4E