La Playa

Occurrence in El Oro, Ecuador with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063754
MRDS ID	TC37707
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Playa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-79.66648, -3.24825 (WGS84)
Relative position	ABOUT 20 KM SOUTH EAST OF GABY AND WEST OF LA TIGRERA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Oro(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	El Oro

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-79.66648, -3.24825	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

PNEUMATOLYTIC DIORITE BRECCIA PIPE WITH TOURMALINE, SILICA, AND HEMATITE MATRIX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37707

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16
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.