Chirruman Prospect

Occurrence in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057254
MRDS ID TC01747
Record type Site
Current site name Chirruman Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.56203, 15.09972 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1 MILE S OF SUTUN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ FRAGMENTS, SOME COATED WITH ALBITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Albite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.56203, 15.09972

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cubulco Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ernesta Reyes
    First year 1944

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 3.05M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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