Los Cimientos

Past Producer in Jalapa, Guatemala with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057286
MRDS ID TC01783
Record type Site
Current site name Los Cimientos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.96424, 15.02362 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position AT LOS CIMIENTOS 15 MILES N OF EL RANCHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jalapa(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Jalapa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.96424, 15.02362

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • CAME FROM SLOPE WASH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 169

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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