Unnamed Pyrargyrite Showings

Occurrence in Huehuetenango, Guatemala with commodities Silver, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061674
MRDS ID TC34608
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Pyrargyrite Showings

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -91.55457, 15.66768 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huehuetenango(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Huehuetenango

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH OF HACIENDA CHANCOL, OCCURRENCES ARE AT MILITARY GRID REFERENCE COORDINATES OF 6739E, 16996N; 6746E, 170008N; 6767E, 16997N.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrargyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Todos Santos Formation
    Rock description Todos Santos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -91.55457, 15.66768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLOUNT, D.N., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE CHIANTLA QUADRANGLE, GUATEMALA: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, PH.D. THESIS, 135 P

  • 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.