Guachinago

Past Producer in Villa Clara, Cuba with commodity Sulfur-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061524
MRDS ID TC34427
Record type Site
Current site name Guachinago

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.15953, 22.09635 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 KM ESE OF CIENFUEGOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Villa Clara(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Villa Clara

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF LAS VILLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS CU, ZN, PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Guamuhaya Group
    Rock description Guamuhaya Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.15953, 22.09635

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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