Girardot

Occurrence in Tolima, Colombia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206287
MAS/MILS ID 3010430003
Record type Site
Current site name Girardot
Alternate or previous names Ortega

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.1497, 3.90139 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Tolima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -75.1497, 3.90139

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.5M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Girardot

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INST. CENTROAMER. DE INVEST. Y TECNO. INDUST., 1968, EL POTE

  • Deposit

    DE MINERALES PARA FERTILIZANTES EN AMER. LATINA: ICITI, GUAT

  • Deposit

    NOV. 68, 352 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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