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Ger

Occurrence in Canar, Ecuador with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063738
MRDS ID TC37677
Record type Site
Current site name Ger
Alternate or previous names Gualleturo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.04091, -2.49829 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 35 KM N45W OF AZOGUES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Canar(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Canar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.04091, -2.49829
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 67, PP. 458-468.

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    DE GRYS, A., 1970, COPPER AND ZINC IN ALLUVIAL MAGNETITES FROM CENTRAL ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., 65 (6), P. 714-717.

  • Deposit

    PALADINES, P.A, SAN MARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, 1972, INVESTIGACION DE MINERALES METALICOS Y NO METALICOS, (FASE II), REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS STRIKE E-W.

Reporter information

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

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