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Xeabaj Mine

Past Producer 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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057305
MRDS ID TC01805
Record type Site
Current site name Xeabaj Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.80177, 15.07722 (WGS84)
Elevation 1814
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3 1/2 MILES N OF CAQUIL

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

  • LIGHT GREEN MICA BOOKS 4 IN TO 3 FT IN DIAMETER, AVERAGE 12 IN; ROBERTS AND IRVING (1957) HAVE A SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MANY MICA BOOKS SHOW "A" STRUCTURE.

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) -90.80177, 15.07722
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip W STEEPLY
    Length 9.14M
    Width 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pachalum District

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Material MIC1
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6-10% Mica
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mica Mica 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ABOVE PRODUCTION FOR APRIL 1944. IN 1943, PRODUCTION WAS 500 LBS OF SHEET MICA PER MONTH, BUT MINE CLOSED IN 1944 BECAUSE OF MARKET DIFFICULTY.

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. 153

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIZE GIVEN FOR MICA SHOOT IN HANGING WALL

Reporter information

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

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