Isla Payana

Occurrence in El Oro, Ecuador with commodity Halite
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 10064126
MRDS ID TC38309
Record type Site
Current site name Isla Payana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.3165, -3.38157 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Oro(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador El Oro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EVAPORATION OF SEA WATER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.3165, -3.38157

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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-APR-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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