Chinapintza District

Producer in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador with commodity Gold
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. Ore body information
  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 10063720
MRDS ID TC37636
Record type Site
Current site name Chinapintza District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.56646, -3.9982 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM N80E OF ZAMORA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zamora-Chinchipe(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Zamora-Chinchipe

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF NAMBIJA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Misahualli Formation
    Rock description Misahualli Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.56646, -3.9982

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT 1992, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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