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Palibatz No. 2

Past Producer in Quiche, Guatemala with commodity Mica
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104378
MRDS ID TC01808
Record type Site
Current site name Palibatz No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79677, 15.04028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5 MILES E OF JOYABAJ, 6 MILES NW OF PACHALUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Quiche

Comments on the location information

  • 1 MILE E OF PALIBATZ NO. 1 VIA A STEEP TRAIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GREENISH BROWN, MEDIUM HARDNESS, SPLITS WELL; HIGH POWER FACTOR; BOOKS RANGE 4-14 IN IN DIAMETER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.79677, 15.04028
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 65-75W

Comments on the geologic information

  • N PIT IS 160 X 35 X 35 FT IN HANGING WALL MICA BOOKS ARE 6-14 IN IN DIAMETER AND MAKE UP TO 5% OF ROCK; CENTRAL PIT 25 FT OF PEG IN 100 FT LONG PIT, BOOK UP TO 14 IN IN DIA THAT ARE WAVY AND RULED AND ARE NOT SHEET MICA, CONTAINS 14 IN EPIDOTE CRYSTALS; S PIT 80 X 50 X 50 FT HAS MICA SHOOT 60 X 50 X 5-15 FT BOOKS 4-12 IN IN DIAMETER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Discoverer Manuel Bergua And Ricardo Dublon

Mining district

District name Pachalum District

Comments on the production information

  • SPORADIC PRODUCTION 1918-1926; 1926-1942 IDLE, 1942-1944 MICA MINED FROM N AND S PITS.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 OPEN PITS AND SMALL CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 151

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MICA ZONE ALONG HANGING WALL ABOUT 10 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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