Saltan

Occurrence in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Mica

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057311
MRDS ID	TC01812
Record type	Site
Current site name	Saltan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.7787, 15.01362 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

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

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.7787, 15.01362	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Agua Caliente District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01812

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, PLATE 13
Other Database

CIMRI

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.