Cotocachi

Occurrence in Imbabura, Ecuador with commodities Halite, Sulfur, Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10093186
MRDS ID	TC37647
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cotocachi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.18478, 0.26991 (WGS84)
Relative position	12 KM S41W OF IBARRA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imbabura(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Imbabura

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Halite	Primary
Sulfur	Primary
Iron	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.18478, 0.26991	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37647

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
Deposit

PALADINES, P.A., SAN MARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1993	Lopez, Tony	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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