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El Anono No. 2 Mine

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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057306
MRDS ID TC01806
Record type Site
Current site name El Anono No. 2 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79287, 15.03723 (WGS84)
Elevation 1295
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES NE 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

  • 500 FT SOUTH OF EL ANONO NO. 1

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA BROWNISH GREEN BOOKS LESS THAN 4 IN IN DIAMETER WITH WEDGE STRUCTURE WHICH MAKES IT NOT USEFUL FOR SHEET MICA

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) -90.79287, 15.03723
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 30E
    Width 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTERGROWN QUARTZ-FELDSPAR PEGMATITE WITH VEINS AND MASSES OF QUARTZ UP TO 8 INCHES WIDE, FELDSPAR KAOLINITIZED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pachalum District

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "DEPOSIT DOES NOT APPEAR PROMISING" FOR SHEET MICA

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH 30 X 20 FT WITH 8 FT ADIT AT S END OF TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, 152-153

  • 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

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