Outun Lake

Past Producer in Caldas, Colombia with commodity Sulfur

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials 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	10066102
MRDS ID	TC41909
Record type	Site
Current site name	Outun Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-75.43304, 4.80135 (WGS84)

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

ON SLOPE OF SE OUTLET OF LAKE.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sulfur	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sulfur	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-75.43304, 4.80135	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

MOST SULFUR CRYSTALS MINED OUT BY 1900.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41909

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	ABOUT 100 ACTIVE AND EXTINCT FUMAROLES IN AREA OF 40 X 160 M.

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.