Cerro Llalo

Occurrence in Pichincha, Ecuador with commodity Clay
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064136
MRDS ID TC38326
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Llalo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.41645, -0.26507 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM SOUTHWEST 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
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Altar Group
    Rock description Altar Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.41645, -0.26507

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1970, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN NO. 2, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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