Guanazan

Occurrence in El Oro, Ecuador with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093189
MRDS ID TC37682
Record type Site
Current site name Guanazan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.49981, -3.46491 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM N25E OF ZARUMA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Oro(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador El Oro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Saraguro Group
    Rock description Saraguro Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.49981, -3.46491

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEG NEWSLETTER, NO.11, OCT. 1992, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    MINSTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, 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.