Unknown Name

Producer in Guayas, Ecuador with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10064147
MRDS ID TC38343
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Name

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.85121, -2.17108 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM NORTH OF SANTAY ISLAND NEAR THE EAST BANKS OF THE GUAYAS RIVER (ACROSS THE RIVER FROM GUAYAQUIL).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guayas(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Guayas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR CRUSHED STONE IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Guayaquil Member, Cayo Formation
    Rock description Guayaquil Mbr, Cayo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.85121, -2.17108

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1979, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, GUAYAQUIL (HOJA 33), SCALE 1:100,000

  • 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.