| Deposit ID | 10065287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40408 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Rodeo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.6434, 14.68224 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chiquimula(province)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Guatemala | Chiquimula |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Cristobalite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 12.38% AL2O3, 71.28% SIO2, 1.11% CAO, 0.99% TIO2, 0.34% K2O, 2.21% MGO, 0.81% FE2O3, 0.11% P2O5, 0.08% NA2O, 12.58% LOI. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash | ||
| |||
| (1) | -89.6434, 14.68224 |
|---|
| Thickness | 15M |
|---|---|
| Length | 500M |
| Width | 250M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40408 |
CHOU, SUN-AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPORT NO. 06-3-83-006, 196 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONLY 30% OF TUFF ALTERED TO BENTONITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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