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Santa Rosa 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057301
MRDS ID TC01801
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79538, 15.02584 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 800 FT W OF PACHALUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Quiche

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BOTTLE GREEN MICA BOOKS AVERAGING 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER; WEDGE SHAPED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.79538, 15.02584
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Economic information

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 Operator
    Owner Poitevin, Augusto

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY NO SHIPABLE SHEET MICA

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW CUT 12 FT LONG AND 4 FT WIDE

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. 155

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

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.

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