Totoras

Producer in Chimborazo, Ecuador with commodity Travertine
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10100843
MRDS ID TC38333
Record type Site
Current site name Totoras

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.67201, -2.25663 (WGS84)
Relative position 17 KM SE OF ALAUSI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chimborazo(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Chimborazo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Travertine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COLOR RANGES FROM WHITE TO GREEN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.67201, -2.25663

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1975, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, ALAUSI (HOJA 71), SCALE 1:100,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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