Deposit ID | 10057246 |
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MRDS ID | TC01737 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Plomosa Grande Mine |
Geographic coordinates: | -89.44673, 14.47836 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1219 |
Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Relative position | 1/2 MILE SW OF EL SOCORRO |
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Country | State |
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Guatemala | Chiquimula |
Commodity | Importance |
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Lead | Primary |
Zinc | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Pyrite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
(1) | -89.44673, 14.47836 |
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Dip | STEEPLY |
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Thickness | 0.61M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Alotepeque District |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC01737 |
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 80
CIMRI
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |