Quebrada Aguacillas

Past Producer in Narino, Colombia with commodity Asbestos

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065978
MRDS ID	TC41766
Record type	Site
Current site name	Quebrada Aguacillas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-77.03308, 1.53484 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Narino(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Narino

Comments on the location information

ALONG BANKS OF QUEBRADA AGUACILLAS 200 M FROM WHERE STREAM CROSSES PASTO-LA CRUZ HIGHWAY.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Asbestos	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

USED IN CEMENT, BLOCKS IN TALUS MINED.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chrysotile	Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	18
USGS model code	8d
Deposit model name	Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-77.03308, 1.53484	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41766

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	VEINLETS UP TO 6 CM THICK, AVERAGE 2-3 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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