Los Amates Deposit

Occurrence in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Quartz

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057283
MRDS ID	TC01779
Record type	Site
Current site name	Los Amates Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.47065, 14.46058 (WGS84)
Elevation	1280
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	3 1/2 MILES NE EL CHOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Quartz	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

MILKY QUARTZ WITH CAVITIES OF CLEAR CRYSTALS BUT ARE TOO SMALL FOR COMMERCIAL USE

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Quartz	Ore
Mica	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.47065, 14.46058	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	El Chol Area

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Overall width 3.05M

Type of workings	Surface
Overall width	3.05M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01779

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 165-166
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.