La Sierra

Occurrence in Norte De Santander, Colombia with commodity Lead

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10066030
MRDS ID	TC41825
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Sierra

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-73.13298, 8.06785 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norte De Santander(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Norte De Santander

Comments on the location information

IN RIO TARRA VALLEY SEVERAL KM NORTH OF ABREGO-LA VICTORIA TRAIL CROSSING.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-73.13298, 8.06785	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form STRINGERS, LENSES

Thickness 1M

Length 10M

General form	STRINGERS, LENSES
Thickness	1M
Length	10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

CAVED ADIT AND DRIFT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41825

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	ALONG WALL OF VEIN IS ZONE OF GALENA STRINGERS AND LENSES UP TO 25 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.