San Jose De Minas

Occurrence in Pichincha, Ecuador with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Mercury

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	10063849
MRDS ID	TC37869
Record type	Site
Current site name	San Jose De Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.43478, 0.19575 (WGS84)
Relative position	45 KM N15E OF QUITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pichincha(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Pichincha

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary
Barium-Barite Critical	Secondary
Mercury	Secondary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.43478, 0.19575	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37869

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 67(4), P. 458-468.
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.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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