Quebrada La Sorda

Prospect in Santander, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303957
MAS/MILS ID 3010410022
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada La Sorda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.31525, 7.22062 (WGS84)
Elevation 700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santander(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Santander

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.31525, 7.22062

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 31, 1975: WARD, D.E., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL DEPO

  • Deposit

    PART OF SANTANDER AND NORTH SANTANDER [SPAN]: I.N.I.G.M., BO

  • Deposit

    GEOL., VOL. 18, NO. 3, P. 75.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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