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Alto Condoto Complex

Occurrence in Choco, Colombia with commodity PGE
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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 10066128
MRDS ID TC41940
Record type Site
Current site name Alto Condoto Complex
Alternate or previous names Condoto Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.3289, 5.36993 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 115 KM W OF MANIZALES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Choco(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Choco

Comments on the location information

  • IN HEADWATERS OF CONODOTO RIVER, TRIBUTARY OF SAN JUAN RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
PGE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 32 ROCK ANALYSES FOR PGE (IN PPB), AU AND CR2O3. DUNITES AVERAGE: <3 OS, 2.7 IR, 4.4 RU, 2.3 RH, 38 PT, 1.8 PD, <2 AU
Result AVERAGE OLIVINE CLINOPYROXENITE: 3 OS, < 0.2 IR, 8 RU, < 1.2 RH, 12 PT, 21 PD, 2 AU
Result AVERAGE HORNBLENDE CLINOPYROXENITE: < 3 OS, < 0.2 IR, 6.6 RU, < 2 RH, 61 PT, 69 PD, 2 AU
Result AVERAGE HORNBLENDITE < 3 OS, < 0.2 IR, 7 RU, 1 RH, 25 PT, 21 PD, 5 AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex
    Rock description Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex;Alto Condoto Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.3289, 5.36993
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ZONED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX INTRUDED INTO BASALT AND PELITIC SEDIMENTS PRODUCING A PRONOUNCED CONTACT AUREOLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA 200 X 300 M IN CENTRAL DUNITE CORE HAS PT FE ALLOYS, SAPROLITE IS ENRICHED. PLACER DEPOSITS OCCUR IN CONDOTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES DOWN STREAM FROM COMPLEX AND IN UPPER SAN JUAN RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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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