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Estambul Farm

Occurrence in Caldas, Colombia with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066033
MRDS ID TC41828
Record type Site
Current site name Estambul Farm

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.88305, 5.05133 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM SOUTHWEST OF VITERBO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldas(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Caldas

Comments on the location information

  • WESTERN SLOPE, LAS CRUCES IS 14 KM SSE OF SUAZA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.88305, 5.05133
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PREPARED MICA AMOUNTED TO 6% OF 1.75 TONS OF MINE-RUN MICA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LENSES FROM LESS THAN A TON TO 100 TONS.

Reference information

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    SINGEWALD (1950).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHLOGOPITE ZONES CONFORMABLE WITH GNEISSIC FOLIATION; INDIVIDUAL BODIES RANGED FROM FEW POUNDS TO A TON OF MINE-RUN SHEETS UP TO 2 FT IN DIAMETER.

Reporter information

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

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

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