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Talaxcox Prospect

Occurrence in Quiche, Guatemala with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057297
MRDS ID TC01797
Record type Site
Current site name Talaxcox Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79927, 15.0414 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2.7 MILES E OF PACHALUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Quiche

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE E OF EL PERICON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA BOOKS RUM-COLORED 2-6 INCHES IN DIAMETER, STAINED WITH FE OXIDE, SOME HAVE "A" STRUCTURE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.79927, 15.0414
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 50SW
    Length 76.2M
    Width 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PEGMATITE PARALLELS FOLIATION WITH LENSES OF QUARTZ 2-5 FT LONG WITH MICA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pachalum District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pablo Quiroga

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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

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