Kilometer 79

Occurrence in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066091
MRDS ID TC41895
Record type Site
Current site name Kilometer 79
Alternate or previous names Valle Del Cauca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.78307, 3.60141 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valle Del Cauca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Valle Del Cauca

Comments on the location information

  • KM 79 ON CALI-BUENAVENTURA HIGHWAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.78307, 3.60141

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CRYSTALS WITH CLEAR PORTIONS WEIGHING UP TO 300 GRAMS.

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 ROAD CUT WITH TWO 9 CASH VEINS, WITH VEIN CAVITIES OF UP TO 1 M IN DIAMETER.

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.