Salinas

Occurrence in Guayas, Ecuador with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063843
MRDS ID	TC37856
Record type	Site
Current site name	Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-80.98318, -2.1983 (WGS84)
Relative position	120 KM WEST OF GUAYAQUIL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guayas(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Guayas

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Halite	Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Primary
Sulfur	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

HALITE IS EVAPORATED FROM SEAWATER.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Brine	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-80.98318, -2.1983	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37856

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
Deposit

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1970, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN NO. 2, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS.
Other Database

CIMRI

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.