Maria Elena

Occurrence in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
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	10093198
MRDS ID	TC37746
Record type	Site
Current site name	Maria Elena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.61646, -4.2482 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zamora-Chinchipe(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Zamora-Chinchipe

Comments on the location information

NORTH OF ZAMORA, EAST OF PACHICUTZA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.61646, -4.2482	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37746

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	SKARN RELATED

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.