Sechura Desert Phosphate Deposits

Prospect in Lambayeque, Peru with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Diatomite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	60000445
MRDS ID	I000316
Record type	District
Current site name	Sechura Desert Phosphate Deposits
Alternate or previous names	Bayovar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-80.49983, -5.99811 (WGS84)
Relative position	WESTERN HALF OF THE SECHURA DESERT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lambayeque(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Peru	Lambayeque
Peru	Piura

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates	Primary
Diatomite	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-80.49983, -5.99811	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	SECHURA DEPRESSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Discovery year	1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 190-204.
Deposit

CHENEY, T.M., MCCLELLAN, G.H., AND MONTGOMERY, E.S., 1979, SECHURA PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, THEIR STRATIGRAPHY, ORIGIN, AND COMPOSITION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 74, NO. 2, P. 232-259.
Deposit

KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.

Beyond USGS

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

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