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Las Cruces Area

Occurrence in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Bentonite
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065289
MRDS ID TC40410
Record type Site
Current site name Las Cruces Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.56839, 14.63892 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Jalapa

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR LAS CRUCES VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.56839, 14.63892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC40410

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOU, SUN-AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPORT NO. 06-3-83-006, 196P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey